Ron Pippin
The artist I chose to research is Ron Pippin. I googled some of his art work and was really taken aback by a few of his pieces. The theme of his work seems to be centralized around animal figures, almost in a demented disfigured state. His work really grabbed my attention because I am an animal lover and because of personal beliefs I am against hunting; Pippin’s work centralizes around animal death in a sort of mechanical way. He shapes animal figures out of wood and adds a ‘mechanical’ element to it. For example, in one figure there is a jack rabbit in a steel mask pointing out into a beak. It is also wearing a sleet roped harness that entangles one of his front paws. It defiantly portrays a dark feel to the art but it is intriguing. Pippin also gravitizds earthiness and elements of nature in these works. Everything seems to be made of wood, the colors are all muted in either browns or greens as you would see in a forest where these animals naturally live. Ron Pippin’s work actually reminds me a lot of Damien Hirst’s art. They both put an emphasis on animals in an unusual spin. Hirst’s animal art displays animals in a more modern and futuristic sense by putting cows in blue tanks and pink zebras as opposed to Pippin’s forest animals displayed in a more subdued and earthy feel. I am excited to see Pippin’s portion in the upcoming exhibit this Wednesday.
The artist I chose to research is Ron Pippin. I googled some of his art work and was really taken aback by a few of his pieces. The theme of his work seems to be centralized around animal figures, almost in a demented disfigured state. His work really grabbed my attention because I am an animal lover and because of personal beliefs I am against hunting; Pippin’s work centralizes around animal death in a sort of mechanical way. He shapes animal figures out of wood and adds a ‘mechanical’ element to it. For example, in one figure there is a jack rabbit in a steel mask pointing out into a beak. It is also wearing a sleet roped harness that entangles one of his front paws. It defiantly portrays a dark feel to the art but it is intriguing. Pippin also gravitizds earthiness and elements of nature in these works. Everything seems to be made of wood, the colors are all muted in either browns or greens as you would see in a forest where these animals naturally live. Ron Pippin’s work actually reminds me a lot of Damien Hirst’s art. They both put an emphasis on animals in an unusual spin. Hirst’s animal art displays animals in a more modern and futuristic sense by putting cows in blue tanks and pink zebras as opposed to Pippin’s forest animals displayed in a more subdued and earthy feel. I am excited to see Pippin’s portion in the upcoming exhibit this Wednesday.
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