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Hammond started to exhibit his works in 1980,<ref name="RNZ obit"/> and went back to painting on a full-time basis one year later.<ref name="Jingle Jangle">{{cite news|title=Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/bill-hammond-jingle-jangle-morning|year=2007|access-date=1 February 2021|publisher=Christchurch Art Gallery}}</ref> His first solo exhibition came in March 1987, at the ] in ]. This was followed by over 20 further exhibitions at the aforementioned gallery.<ref name="RNZ obit"/> Hammond started to exhibit his works in 1980,<ref name="RNZ obit"/> and went back to painting on a full-time basis one year later.<ref name="Jingle Jangle">{{cite news|title=Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/bill-hammond-jingle-jangle-morning|year=2007|access-date=1 February 2021|publisher=Christchurch Art Gallery}}</ref> His first solo exhibition came in March 1987, at the ] in ]. This was followed by over 20 further exhibitions at the aforementioned gallery.<ref name="RNZ obit"/>


One of Hammond's best known work was the painting ''Waiting for Buller'' (1993).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Potts|first1=Annie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwFXAgAAQBAJ&q=Bill+Hammond+new+zealand+collection&pg=PA182|title=A New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in Our Culture, History and Everday Life|last2=Armstrong|first2=Philip|last3=Brown|first3=Deidre|date=March 2014|isbn=9781869407728}}</ref> This was in reference to ], the first New Zealander ] who wrote ''A History of New Zealand Birds'' in 1873.<ref name="RNZ obit"/> Hammond was particularly interested in the contradictions in Buller's life, in how he documented birds while being a ] and ].<ref name="Shag Pile">{{cite news|title=Shag Pile|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/collection/2004-45/william-d-hammond/shag-pile|access-date=1 February 2021|publisher=Christchurch Art Gallery}}</ref> Another noted piece of his was ''Fall of Icarus'' (1995),<ref>{{cite news|title=Bill Hammond – Fall of Icarus|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/multimedia/collection-not-displayed/bill-hammond|access-date=1 February 2021|publisher=Christchurch Art Gallery}}</ref> which is exhibited at ].<ref name="RNZ obit"/> '']'' described this as "his most famous work".<ref name="de Jong"/> One of Hammond's best known work was the painting ''Waiting for Buller'' (1993).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Potts|first1=Annie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwFXAgAAQBAJ&q=Bill+Hammond+new+zealand+collection&pg=PA182|title=A New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in Our Culture, History and Everday Life|last2=Armstrong|first2=Philip|last3=Brown|first3=Deidre|date=March 2014|isbn=9781869407728}}</ref> This was in reference to ], the first New Zealander ] who wrote ''A History of New Zealand Birds'' in 1873.<ref name="RNZ obit"/> Hammond was particularly interested in the contradictions in Buller's life, in how he documented birds while being a ] and ].<ref name="Shag Pile">{{cite news|title=Shag Pile|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/collection/2004-45/william-d-hammond/shag-pile|access-date=1 February 2021|publisher=Christchurch Art Gallery}}</ref> Another noted piece of his was ''Fall of Icarus'' (1995),<ref>{{cite news|title=Bill Hammond – Fall of Icarus|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/multimedia/collection-not-displayed/bill-hammond|access-date=1 February 2021|publisher=Christchurch Art Gallery}}</ref> which explores the effects of the ] on the country,<ref name="de Jong"/> and is exhibited at ].<ref name="RNZ obit"/> '']'' described this as "his most famous work".<ref name="de Jong"/>


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For other people with similar names, see William Hammond.
Bill Hammond
BornWilliam Hammond
(1947-08-29)29 August 1947
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died30 January 2021(2021-01-30) (aged 73)
NationalityNew Zealand
EducationIlam School of Fine Arts
Known forPainting

William Hammond (29 August 1947 – 30 January 2021) was a New Zealand artist. Hammond lived and worked in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Early life

Hammond was born in Christchurch on 29 August 1947. He attended Burnside High School. He went on to study at the Ilam School of Fine Arts of the University of Canterbury from 1966 until 1969. Before embarking on his career in art, he worked in a sign factory, made wooden toys, and was a jewellery designer. He also had a keen interest in music, serving as the percussionist for a jug band.

Career

Hammond started to exhibit his works in 1980, and went back to painting on a full-time basis one year later. His first solo exhibition came in March 1987, at the Peter McLeavey Gallery in Wellington. This was followed by over 20 further exhibitions at the aforementioned gallery.

One of Hammond's best known work was the painting Waiting for Buller (1993). This was in reference to Walter Lawry Buller, the first New Zealander ornithologist who wrote A History of New Zealand Birds in 1873. Hammond was particularly interested in the contradictions in Buller's life, in how he documented birds while being a hunter and taxidermist. Another noted piece of his was Fall of Icarus (1995), which explores the effects of the colonisation on the country, and is exhibited at Christchurch Art Gallery. The Guardian described this as "his most famous work".

Themes

Hammond's paintings feature two common themes: references to popular music and gaunt creatures with avian heads and human limbs. The characters in Hammond's paintings rarely move away from their natural habitat and are in no hurry. Humans are notably absent from his works during the later part of his career, which was influenced by his visit to the Auckland Islands in 1989. He was also at the forefront of the Post-colonial Gothic movement. This ultimately became "one of the most influential tendencies in New Zealand painting" at the turn of the 3rd millennium.

Later life

Hammond eschewed giving interviews and guarded his privacy. He died on the evening of 30 January 2021, at the age of 73. He was labelled as one of the country's "most influential contemporary painters" by Radio New Zealand.

Collections

References

  1. "Hammond paints to own rare beat in Christchurch Art Gallery show".
  2. "Bill Hammond's private artistic vision". NZ Herald. 15 October 2000.
  3. Paul Wood, Andrew (11 July 2017). "Art: Bill Hammond". Verve magazine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Simmons, Laurence; Armstrong, Philip (2007). Knowing Animals. ISBN 978-9004157736.
  5. ^ "Bill Hammond, one of nation's most influential artists, has died". Radio New Zealand. 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ Van Beynen, Martin; Law, Tina; Kenny, Lee (1 February 2021). "Lyttelton legend' Bill Hammond remembered for his 'immense' contribution to New Zealand's art". Stuff. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. "Bill Hammond, one of New Zealand's most influential artists, has died". The New Zealand Herald. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. "Bill Hammond: Something is happening here". ArtNow.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ de Jong, Eleanor (1 February 2021). "Bill Hammond, renowned New Zealand artist, dies aged 74". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning". Christchurch Art Gallery. 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. Potts, Annie; Armstrong, Philip; Brown, Deidre (March 2014). A New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in Our Culture, History and Everday Life. ISBN 9781869407728.
  12. ^ "Shag Pile". Christchurch Art Gallery. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. "Bill Hammond – Fall of Icarus". Christchurch Art Gallery. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  14. Gate, Charlie (18 March 2016). "Christchurch artist Bill Hammond sells quake-damaged Lyttelton studio".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Whitfield, Paul (September 2010). The Rough Guide to New Zealand. ISBN 9781405385480.
  16. "Bill Hammond – Cornwall Road – Chartwell Collection of contemporary art".
  17. "Living Large 6".
  18. "Gladrap".
  19. "Loading... | Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa".
  20. "Bill Hammond". Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  21. "Art Collection > "Twirl"".
  22. "New Zealand art lands in V&A museum | New Zealand News UK".

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