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Untitled (2000)

Posted by Maverick ~ on December 10, 2019
Posted in: Art, Music. Tagged: abstract, Jazz, Jim Dine, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, phoenix, Pop Art, PTSD, therapy, tools, Untitled.

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Jim Dine arranges tools within his composition to create larger symbols, allowing his work to be both moderately autobiographical and open to interpretation.  Untitled (2000) uses a hammer, wrench, pliers, blow torch, drill and bolt cutters which create what looks like a phoenix rising from ashes.  The bolt cutters serve as its legs and the drill, handle, and blow torch as its wings.  At this time in his career, Dine was creating different bird motifs.  The phoenix—a symbol of rebirth—relates to themes in Marcus Jansen’s work that respond to a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from his time in the United States Army.  He used painting as a therapeutic release and as a way to re-emerge from the challenges and suppression of PTSD.

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