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| '''William Hammond''' (29 August 1947 – 30 January 2021) was a |
'''William Hammond''' (29 August 1947 – 30 January 2021) was a New Zealand artist who was part of the Post-colonial Gothic movement at the end of the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=155436 |title = Bill Hammond's private artistic vision|newspaper = NZ Herald|date = 15 October 2000}}</ref> He lived and worked in ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paul Wood|first=Andrew|date=11 July 2017|title=Art: Bill Hammond|url=https://www.vervemagazine.co.nz/bill-hammond/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Verve magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Simmons|first1=Laurence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9T8GtAEJggwC&q=Bill+Hammond+new+zealand+artist&pg=PA156|title=Knowing Animals|last2=Armstrong|first2=Philip|year=2007|isbn=978-9004157736}}</ref> The theme of his works centred around the environment and social justice. | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Hammond was born in ] on 29 August 1947.<ref name="RNZ obit">{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/435576/bill-hammond-one-of-nation-s-most-influential-artists-has-died|title=Bill Hammond, one of nation's most influential artists, has died|publisher=Radio New Zealand|date=1 February 2021}}</ref> |
Hammond was born in ] on 29 August 1947.<ref name="RNZ obit">{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/435576/bill-hammond-one-of-nation-s-most-influential-artists-has-died|title=Bill Hammond, one of nation's most influential artists, has died|publisher=Radio New Zealand|date=1 February 2021}}</ref> He attended ].<ref name="Van Beynen">{{cite news|title=Lyttelton legend' Bill Hammond remembered for his 'immense' contribution to New Zealand's art|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124114580/lyttelton-legend-bill-hammond-remembered-for-his-immense-contribution-to-new-zealands-art|first1=Martin|last1=Van Beynen|first2=Tina|last2=Law|first3=Lee|last3=Kenny|date=1 February 2021|publisher=]|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref> He went on to study at the ] of the ] from 1966 until 1969.<ref name="Van Beynen"/><ref name="NZH obit">{{cite news|title=Bill Hammond, one of New Zealand's most influential artists, has died|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/bill-hammond-one-of-new-zealands-most-influential-artists-has-died/PPTFYBN5YMSGQ2TA77RMOVGTTU/|date=31 January 2021|newspaper=]|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bill Hammond: Something is happening here|url=https://artnow.nz/exhibitions/bill-hammond-something-is-happening-here|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=ArtNow}}</ref> Before embarking on his career in art, he worked in a sign factory, made wooden toys, and was a jewellery designer.<ref name="de Jong">{{cite news|title=Bill Hammond, renowned New Zealand artist, dies aged 74|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/01/bill-hammond-renowned-new-zealand-artist-dies-aged-74|first=Eleanor|last=de Jong|date=1 February 2021|access-date=1 February 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London}}</ref> He also had a keen interest in music, serving as the percussionist for a ].<ref name="RNZ obit"/> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| 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> |
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> |
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"/> His painting ''Bone Yard, Open Home'' (2009) was the largest single piece of canvas he painted,<ref name="Van Beynen"/> with a width of more than four metres.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Bird in the Hand|url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/blog/note/2020/10/a-bird-in-the-hand|first=Blair|last=Jackson|date=1 October 2020|access-date=1 February 2021|publisher=Christchurch Art Gallery}}</ref> | ||
| ==Themes== | ==Themes== | ||
| The overarching theme of Hammond's work was social and environmental issues. |
The overarching theme of Hammond's work was social and environmental issues. Specifically, it touched on the imperiled state of both,<ref name="RNZ obit"/> as well as the destruction brought on by colonisation.<ref name="de Jong"/> His paintings feature two common themes: references to popular music and gaunt creatures with avian heads and human limbs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gate|first=Charlie|date=18 March 2016|title=Christchurch artist Bill Hammond sells quake-damaged Lyttelton studio|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/78031147/christchurch-artist-bill-hammond-sells-quakedamaged-lyttelton-studio|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SoeG-AykSrYC&q=Bill+Hammond+University+of+Canterbury&pg=PA508 | title=The Rough Guide to New Zealand| isbn=9781405385480| last1=Whitfield| first1=Paul| date=September 2010}}</ref> The characters in Hammond's paintings, which were often ] animals, rarely move away from their natural habitat and are in no hurry.<ref name="Jingle Jangle"/> Humans are notably absent from his works during the later part of his career, which was influenced by his visit to the ] in 1989.<ref name="RNZ obit"/><ref name="de Jong"/> Two signature colors employed by Hammond were emerald green and gold.<ref name="Jingle Jangle"/> 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 ].<ref name="Shag Pile"/> | ||
| ==Later life== | ==Later life== | ||
| Hammond eschewed giving interviews<ref name="de Jong"/> and guarded his privacy.<ref name="Van Beynen"/> |
Hammond eschewed giving interviews<ref name="de Jong"/> and guarded his privacy.<ref name="Van Beynen"/> He died on the evening of 30 January 2021, at the age of 73.<ref name="RNZ obit"/> He was labelled as one of the country's "most influential contemporary painters" by ].<ref name="RNZ obit"/> | ||
| ==Collections== | ==Collections== | ||
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For other people with similar names, see William Hammond.
| Bill Hammond | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Hammond (1947-08-29)29 August 1947 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 30 January 2021(2021-01-30) (aged 73) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Education | Ilam School of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Painting |
William Hammond (29 August 1947 – 30 January 2021) was a New Zealand artist who was part of the Post-colonial Gothic movement at the end of the 1990s. He lived and worked in Lyttelton, New Zealand. The theme of his works centred around the environment and social justice.
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". His painting Bone Yard, Open Home (2009) was the largest single piece of canvas he painted, with a width of more than four metres.
Themes
The overarching theme of Hammond's work was social and environmental issues. Specifically, it touched on the imperiled state of both, as well as the destruction brought on by colonisation. His paintings feature two common themes: references to popular music and gaunt creatures with avian heads and human limbs. The characters in Hammond's paintings, which were often anthropomorphic animals, 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. Two signature colors employed by Hammond were emerald green and gold. 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
- Chartwell Collection at the Auckland Art Gallery
- Christchurch Art Gallery
- Fletcher Trust Collection
- Museum of New Zealand
- Sarjeant Gallery
- University of Auckland Art Collection
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
References
- "Hammond paints to own rare beat in Christchurch Art Gallery show".
- "Bill Hammond's private artistic vision". NZ Herald. 15 October 2000.
- Paul Wood, Andrew (11 July 2017). "Art: Bill Hammond". Verve magazine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Simmons, Laurence; Armstrong, Philip (2007). Knowing Animals. ISBN 978-9004157736.
- ^ "Bill Hammond, one of nation's most influential artists, has died". Radio New Zealand. 1 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- "Bill Hammond, one of New Zealand's most influential artists, has died". The New Zealand Herald. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- "Bill Hammond: Something is happening here". ArtNow.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ de Jong, Eleanor (1 February 2021). "Bill Hammond, renowned New Zealand artist, dies aged 74". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning". Christchurch Art Gallery. 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- Potts, Annie; Armstrong, Philip; Brown, Deidre (March 2014). A New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in Our Culture, History and Everday Life. ISBN 9781869407728.
- ^ "Shag Pile". Christchurch Art Gallery. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Bill Hammond – Fall of Icarus". Christchurch Art Gallery. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- Jackson, Blair (1 October 2020). "A Bird in the Hand". Christchurch Art Gallery. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- Gate, Charlie (18 March 2016). "Christchurch artist Bill Hammond sells quake-damaged Lyttelton studio".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Whitfield, Paul (September 2010). The Rough Guide to New Zealand. ISBN 9781405385480.
- "Bill Hammond – Cornwall Road – Chartwell Collection of contemporary art".
- "Living Large 6".
- "Gladrap".
- "Loading... | Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa".
- "Bill Hammond". Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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- "New Zealand art lands in V&A museum | New Zealand News UK".