Chair (2013)

Hayley Tompkins

acrylic paint, chair readymade

Classification:

Installation, Sculpture

Materials:

Chair, Acrylic

Physical Object Description:

Painted chair

Dimensions:

82 x 39 x 44 cm

Accession Number:

1609

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 2015/16

Scheme:

Fine Art Acquisition Scheme (2008-)

Ownership history:

Purchased from The Modern Institute by the Contemporary Art Society, 12 October 2015; presented to Touchstones Rochdale, 2015

Relationship:

The Modern Institute, Glasgow Touchstones Rochdale

Subject:

Chair, Found Object, Everyday / Daily life

Painting plays a pivotal role in Hayley Tompkins’ work. While she has made colourful abstract works using the traditional medium of watercolour on paper, she has also applied her distinctive palette of muted greens, ochre tones and bright sherbets to a wide array of everyday, found objects such as hammers, bottles, knives, chairs, twigs, mobile phones and fragments of clothing. All of these materials are carefully worked on by Tompkins to amplify their particular qualities and suggest new possibilities and identities.

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