Jim Dine
American, born 1935
A pioneer of the American Pop Art movement, Jim Dine's work has close links with many of the movement's themes, yet the artist finds it an uneasy affiliation. Over the years, Dine worked to distance himself from Pop Art while defining his own artistic vision. His work reaches beyond popular interests by using everyday objects in a personal way, to serve as metaphors for self-expression. "Five Paintbrushes" exemplifies Dine's use of everyday objects as metaphors. The paintbrush is one of the tools of Dine’s trade as an artist that he utilized as a metaphorical self-portrait (he also used personal objects such as bathrobes and neckties as similar references.) As he wrote in 1970, “I’m concerned with interiors when I use objects, I see them as a vocabulary of feelings.”
American, born 1935
Five Paintbrushes
1973
Object Type:
Print
Dimensions:
14 1/4 in. x 27 5/16 in. (36.2 cm x 69.37 cm)
Medium and Support:
Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on wove paper
Accession Number:
2009.0001.0001
Credit Line:
Gift of the Fred A. Richard Art Acquisition Fund
Copyright:
© Jim Dine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
A pioneer of the American Pop Art movement, Jim Dine's work has close links with many of the movement's themes, yet the artist finds it an uneasy affiliation. Over the years, Dine worked to distance himself from Pop Art while defining his own artistic vision. His work reaches beyond popular interests by using everyday objects in a personal way, to serve as metaphors for self-expression. "Five Paintbrushes" exemplifies Dine's use of everyday objects as metaphors. The paintbrush is one of the tools of Dine’s trade as an artist that he utilized as a metaphorical self-portrait (he also used personal objects such as bathrobes and neckties as similar references.) As he wrote in 1970, “I’m concerned with interiors when I use objects, I see them as a vocabulary of feelings.”
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