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'''William Hammond''' (born 1947 in ]) is a ] artist.<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> Hammond lives and works 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/?id=9T8GtAEJggwC&pg=PA156&dq=Bill+Hammond+new+zealand+artist#v=onepage|title=Knowing Animals|last2=Armstrong|first2=Philip|year=2007|isbn=978-9004157736}}</ref> '''William Hammond''' (born 1947 in ]) is a ] artist.<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> Hammond lives and works 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>


== About == == About ==
Hammond attended the School of Fine Arts at the ] from 1966 to 1969,<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> and has worked as a full-time painter since 1981 (in between times working as a toymaker). Hammond attended the School of Fine Arts at the ] from 1966 to 1969,<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> and has worked as a full-time painter since 1981 (in between times working as a toymaker).


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=2016-03-18|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/?id=SoeG-AykSrYC&pg=PA508&lpg=PA508&dq=Bill+Hammond+University+of+Canterbury#v=onepage | title=The Rough Guide to New Zealand| isbn=9781405385480| last1=Whitfield| first1=Paul| date=September 2010}}</ref> His best known work is probably the painting "Waiting for Buller" (1993 ), which refers to the ornithologist ].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Potts|first1=Annie|url=https://books.google.com/?id=DwFXAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA182&dq=Bill+Hammond+new+zealand+collection#v=onepage|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> The characters in Bill Hammond's paintings rarely move away from their natural habitat and are in no hurry. 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=2016-03-18|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> His best known work is probably the painting "Waiting for Buller" (1993 ), which refers to the ornithologist ].<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> The characters in Bill Hammond's paintings rarely move away from their natural habitat and are in no hurry.


He is at the forefront of one of the most influential tendencies in New Zealand painting of the late 1990s, Post-colonial Gothic. He is at the forefront of one of the most influential tendencies in New Zealand painting of the late 1990s, Post-colonial Gothic.

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Bill Hammond
BornWilliam Hammond
Christchurch, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
EducationIlam School of Fine Arts
Known forpainting

William Hammond (born 1947 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand artist. Hammond lives and works in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

About

Hammond attended the School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury from 1966 to 1969, and has worked as a full-time painter since 1981 (in between times working as a toymaker).

His paintings feature two common themes: references to popular music and gaunt creatures with avian heads and human limbs. His best known work is probably the painting "Waiting for Buller" (1993 ), which refers to the ornithologist Walter Lawry Buller. The characters in Bill Hammond's paintings rarely move away from their natural habitat and are in no hurry.

He is at the forefront of one of the most influential tendencies in New Zealand painting of the late 1990s, Post-colonial Gothic.

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: Something is happening here". ArtNow.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Gate, Charlie (2016-03-18). "Christchurch artist Bill Hammond sells quake-damaged Lyttelton studio".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Whitfield, Paul (September 2010). The Rough Guide to New Zealand. ISBN 9781405385480.
  8. Potts, Annie; Armstrong, Philip; Brown, Deidre (March 2014). A New Zealand Book of Beasts: Animals in Our Culture, History and Everday Life. ISBN 9781869407728.
  9. "Bill Hammond - Cornwall Road - Chartwell Collection of contemporary art".
  10. "Living Large 6".
  11. "Gladrap".
  12. "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa".
  13. "Bill Hammond". Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  14. "Art Collection > "Twirl"".
  15. "New Zealand art lands in V&A museum | New Zealand News UK".

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