Ann Hamilton Research Paper

Ann Hamilton was born in 1956, Lima, OH, and received her BFA in textile design from the University of Kansas in 1979. She then received her MFA in sculpture from the Yale School of Art in 1985.[ “Biography”, Ann Hamilton, Accessed May 9,2016,http://www.annhamiltonstudio.com/biography.html, pg 1 ] When she went to Yale School of Art for sculpture, she was a source of humor for her department head who asked her at her interview if she was done with “this weaving stuff” and laughed. Hamilton’s main inspiration come from Ohio, where she grew up and still lives. It influences with its Protestant culture where work is important.[ Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, “It Ain't Needlepoint : Ann Hamilton does old-fashioned women's work--ironing, weaving and
The piece was inspired by the Wallace Stevens poem "The Planet on the Table.", and the artist has incorporated an element of working and repetitiveness.[ Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, “It Ain't Needlepoint: ...” 1 ] The artist or worker sits above the floor and creates beautiful fragile balls, which could be seen as lifetime of world or even merely on conversation. Each book is part of its author and each sentence is part of his
If a member is on a swing, they are alone; while in the “field”, they are with others.[ Ann Hamilton, Artist Statement to “Event of a Thread” by Ann Hamilton, 2] The weaving occurs when sounds and movement of the pieces of the work, artist made or audience, cross paths to create a tapestry for all the senses to enjoy. Imagine walking into this huge room where the chorus of sounds seem to reach the heavens, and the observer must see, hear, and feel the sounds and textures of the piece as they stand at the mercy of the artist. Hamilton has made her audience part of her piece with the implicit permission of a person entering the