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Through sculptures assembled from discarded materials and graphite drawings that assume the appearance of liquid metal, Nancy Rubins transforms quotidian objects into artworks that exceed the sums of their parts.
Nancy Rubins (born 1952) is an American sculptor and installation artist. Her sculptural works are primarily composed of blooming arrangements of large rigid objects such as televisions, small appliances, camping and construction trailers, hot water heaters, mattresses, airplane parts, rowboats, kayaks, canoes, surfboards, and other objects.
Sep 28, 2021 · Uniting the worlds of art and engineering, Rubins creates her works by amassing found everyday objects—mobile trailers, canoes, airplane parts, playground equipment—and assembling them into objects where time and space collide, pushing the bounds of what seems possible.
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May 4, 2020 · At Nancy Rubins’s Topanga Canyon studio, the artist turns scrap metal into giant, ecstatic sculptures.
The pair discuss Nancy Rubins’s unique approach to sculpture, in which industrial and found objects—such as television sets, airplane parts, and carousel animals—are transformed into engineered abstractions that are at once otherworldly and familiar.
Uniting the worlds of art and engineering, Rubins creates her works by amassing found everyday objects—mobile trailers, canoes, airplane parts, playground equipment—and assembling them into objects where time and space collide, pushing the bounds of what seems possible.
Nancy Rubins Biography . Born in Naples, TX. Lives and works in Topanga, CA. Education: 1976 MFA, University of California, Davis, CA. 1974 BFA, The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD. Solo Exhibitions: 2021 Our Friend Fluid Metal. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Sculpture & Drawings: 2020-2021. Rhona Hoffman Gallery ...
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