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Hammond (Born 1976) No Construction Before 8 A.M. Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) War Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Squirrels in the Attic I Acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Squirrels in the Attic II Acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Squirrels in the Attic III Acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Squirrels in the Attic IV Acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Blue FU Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2014 | Hammond (Born 1976) Blue Man Rising Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2014 | Hammond (Born 1976) Blue Wave Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Blue Point Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Blue Note Acrylic on canvas 36 x 24 inches Signed and dated 2023 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled No. 37 Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2012 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled No. 22 Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2012 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled No. 13 Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2012 | Hammond (Born 1976) Taken Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2013 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled No. 9 Pastel on paper 18 x 24 inches Signed and dated 2011 | Hammond (Born 1976) Red-Fu Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2016 | Hammond (Born 1976) Era of Corruption Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2016 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled 17 Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2012 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled 36 Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2012 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled Pastel on paper 18 x 24 inches Signed and dated 2012 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled #27 Pastel on paper 18 x 24 inches Signed and dated 2012 | Hammond (Born 1976) Untitled No. 30 Pastel on paper 24 x 18 inches Signed and dated 2012 | Hammond (Born 1976) Ketchup Acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Up and Down Acrylic on canvas 24 x 18 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Signature Series: Lover Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Signature Series: Friend Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Signature Series: Colleague Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Kachinas Dancing, 2015 Acrylic on canvas 72 x 54 inches Signed and dated | Hammond (Born 1976) From 2020 With Love Acrylic on canvas 60 x 48 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Analog Dreams Acrylic on canvas 24 x 48 inches Signed and dated | Hammond (Born 1976) Fluffy Bunnies Acrylic on canvas 60 x 48 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Oooh Yeah Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inches Signed | Hammond (Born 1976) Starved Acrylic on canvas 14 x 11 inches Signed and dated | Hammond (Born 1976) Toxic Acrylic on canvas 24 x 48 inches Signed |
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BIOGRAPHY - Hammond (Born 1976)Hammond (b.1976) grew up in the historic Hudson Valley of New York. His earliest influences included Jim Davis and Charles Schultz, as well as characters created by DC and Marvel Comics. His interest in art was further fueled by the strong museum and arts background of his parents. In the late 90s, he studied the business and presentation side of the fine art world while working for Vanier Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ (which closed around 2005). In doing so, he was exposed to world-renowned artists such as Dale Chihuly, Françoise Gilot, Fritz Scholder, Hunt Slonem, Janet Fish and Paul Jenkins. He had his first solo exhibit in 2000 and earned his B.A. in Art from Arizona State University in 2006.
While trained in representational art, Hammond began working from the subconscious, and in 2011 he shifted to an abstract expressionistic style. The initial outcome was his first abstract series, UNTITLED. In 2012 he moved to Cincinnati, OH. He then partnered with Artworks Cincinnati on multiple projects, and in 2014 he founded the Cincinnati Abstract Art Group. Additionally, in 2016 he received two purchase awards through the Ohio Percent for Art program and was also selected for the Ohio Governor’s Office and Residence Loan Program. Hammond has had solo exhibitions in AZ, NY, OH and WI. His works are in several public and private collections nationally. ARTIST STATEMENT: I think of my art as a documentation of my life experiences and thoughts. My work is frequently autobiographical in one form or another. The challenge that comes with trying to work from the subconscious and the process of creating the art are where I benefit most as an individual and a artist. When I am working I feel grounded, more spiritual and connected to a primordial energy. The style is abstract expressionistic despite it's distant familiarity to other works of art under the same umbrella. As an artist I believe it is one of my responsibilities to use my talents as a tool to communicate my opinions, ideas and concerns. It is important to me that my work begs to ask the question, "what is the artist trying to say here?" Everything from politics to religion, environmental concerns to love, are all topics that I freely explore. The connection to the piece, and the experience of making it, becomes the underlying fuel to do more. When I start one of these pieces, I am in a certain mood. That often dictates the "flavor" of the piece. Sometimes it may look like a figure, or a landscape, or just patterns. Sometimes I see one thing in the beginning and something completely different appears by the time I have finished. I never know where the piece will take me until the journey is complete. Titles are an important aspect to my work. They alone record and dictate if I try to control what is seen through suggestion or allow a piece to be open to interpretation. Equally rewarding as the process of creating the artwork, is observing people while they contemplate what they see. Making someone smile, feel calm, or ask questions, are all examples of creating connections and memory imprinting. It is communication between people in one of the oldest human forms. If I am able to continue to make people think or cause an emotional reaction with my art then I will feel as though I have succeeded in this life. Ultimately my artwork has two self serving purposes. It becomes a conduit to the unexplainable, allowing me to feel deeply and then to let go. In addition it is a tool that enables me as a human being, to have an aspect of control in my life when there seems to be an ever increasing chaos that surrounds us. There are two paths you can take as an artist. You can try to recreate something familiar and seen from the natural world around us. This has been the tradition for the majority of artists since the inception of art. Only in this last century do we have evidence of artists taking the other path; attempting to create something brand new and unseen to anyone in the history of humankind. This has been the path that I have found, and have chosen to continue. CURRENT SERIES: My current series emerged from the fact that I had two weeks with a portion of settlement funds to make my move somewhere else and found a warehouse. The first space I had was an old vault with no windows. It was winter, as cold inside as out and the fuses blew all the time. I was in that space for two months before I moved up to the penthouse. The second studio move aggravated my back again for the entire month of February, if not longer. I wanted to keep working but I could not be as controlled as I had been in the past with works like Cat Fight. I often do the line work with the canvas down on the ground almost like I’m working on a drawing. My body couldn't handle it. That and as luck would have it, I wanted to start working larger again and my then girlfriend and fellow artist told me I should finish something already started before starting something new. That aggravated me, and this new body of work was born with the piece titled Uninhibited. It was loose, so I could keep working. It was more fun. and by about the third painting I noticed how much of the graffiti around me was starting to influence my mark making. This began what I've been referring to as my Rocky I time period. It’s a rough neighborhood and life has gotten rough for both me and the world as through my eyes. I was brought up in an upper middle class, well-educated town along the Hudson River. Irvington. I began to see signs in about 2010 that I would probably be the first generation that would experience downward mobility. Seven years later for a variety of reasons I am now experiencing it. That is what has brought me to the current body of work.
2006 B.A. Art, Fine Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2016
“Works on Paper” Pop Revolution Gallery-Mason, OH. September
”Coming Home” Martucci Gallery, Irvington, NY. June June 2016
”REBIRTH” Phyllis Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. June
”Act III, Scene II” The Pump House Regional Arts Center, La Crosse, WI. January 6, 2016 – February 13, 2016
2000
“Wrestling With Childhood” Harry Wood Art Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Holiday Show. 124 West Pike Street Gallery. Covington, KY. Nov.
Art Comes Alive 2017, Art Design Consultants. Cincinnati, OH. Oct.
Scottsdale POP, Lotus Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ. Oct
2017 Annual Aeqai Fundraiser Benefit. Cincinnati Art Gallery. Cincinnati, OH. Sept
“For a Better World Art Show” Cincinnati, OH. Aug 25 – Sept 22
Studio 313 at the Pendleton Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
2016
Artworks Cincinnati “Secret 21” Cincinnati, OH. Dec
2016 Annual Aeqai Fundraiser Benefit. Weston Gallery. Cincinnati, OH. Sept
“Love and the Abstract-Hammond + Mair” C-Link Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.. March 11, 2016 – April 1, 2016
Studio 313 at the Pendleton Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
2015
“Surface” Phyllis Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Nov. 24 – Jan. 7.
The Flats Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Grand Reopening Group Exhibition, November 23, 2016
“The Color of Money“ 2015-2017 Ohio Governor’s Office and Residence Loan Program
“Holly M. Doyle, Alexis Elza, Hammond, and Michelle McMahan,”Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO. May 29 – June 30
S.O.S. 2015. Cincinnati, OH.
“The Abstract Show” at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
Studio 313 at the Pendleton Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
2014
ArtWorks Secret Artist Event, Cincinnati, OH.
Contributing Artist-The Luxury of Protest by Peter Crnokrak, part of "Memory Palace" at the Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Guest Artist-The Artist Lounge, Mason, OH. April
Guest Artist-"The Abstract Show" at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
"Small Works" at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
2013
ArtWorks Secret Artist Event, Cincinnati, OH.
Installation at Taste of Belgium-Short Vine, Cincinnati, OH.
Art in Action at the Clifton Cultural Art Center, Clifton, OH. October 10-30, 2013
Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH. July 9, 2013
S.O.S. 2013, Cincinnati, OH. May 31-June 9
"The Life Abstract" at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO. 2nd Place Award-"Triangle"
2012-2013
Venue 222 Featured Artist, Cincinnati, OH.
"Art Exhibition 2012" for the Bethesda Foundation Art Project at Mary Jo Cropper Family Center for Breast Care and Bethesda North Outpatient Imaging Cincinnati, OH.
2012
ArtWorks Secret Artist Event, Cincinnati, OH.
Cincinnati Big Pig Gig:Do Re Wee "This Little Piggy Believes in a Good Foundation"
Commissioned by Artworks Cincinnati. Installed July 10, 2012 Cincinnati, OH.
Pompeii Juried Art Show, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH. June 21, 2012
Bloom Juried Exhibition, Civic Garden Center, Cincinnati, OH. May 21-June 28, 2012
Internet Café Findlay Market, Cincinnati, OH. April/May
2008
“Pool Series” Arizona Pool Leagues State Championship, Tempe, AZ
2017 Purchase Award / Art Expo Las Vegas Solo Booth Award. “Art Comes Alive 2017,” Art Design Consultants. Cincinnati, OH.
2015 Ohio Governors Office and Residence Artwork Loan Program (2) Purchase Awards. Ohio Percent for Art Program. Stark State College.
2013 2nd Place "The Life Abstract" at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
2012
"New Pig Installed Outside Ballpark," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 7-22-12, 7-29-12
"This Little Piggy Believes in a Good Foundation," WKRC CBS12 television appearance, 7-10-12
2000
"Pro Wrestling Legends Inspire Exhibit at ASU," The Arizona Republic, 11-29-00
"Bodyslam," The Arizona Tribune, 11-26-00
"ASU Student Grapples with Art, Wrestling," Get Out, 11-23-00
"The Art Show is Ready to Rumble," The Rep, 11-23-00
The New Times, 11-23-00
2006 B.A. Art, Fine Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2016
“Works on Paper” Pop Revolution Gallery-Mason, OH. September
”Coming Home” Martucci Gallery, Irvington, NY. June June 2016
”REBIRTH” Phyllis Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. June
”Act III, Scene II” The Pump House Regional Arts Center, La Crosse, WI. January 6, 2016 – February 13, 2016
2000
“Wrestling With Childhood” Harry Wood Art Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Holiday Show. 124 West Pike Street Gallery. Covington, KY. Nov.
Art Comes Alive 2017, Art Design Consultants. Cincinnati, OH. Oct.
Scottsdale POP, Lotus Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ. Oct
2017 Annual Aeqai Fundraiser Benefit. Cincinnati Art Gallery. Cincinnati, OH. Sept
“For a Better World Art Show” Cincinnati, OH. Aug 25 – Sept 22
Studio 313 at the Pendleton Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
2016
Artworks Cincinnati “Secret 21” Cincinnati, OH. Dec
2016 Annual Aeqai Fundraiser Benefit. Weston Gallery. Cincinnati, OH. Sept
“Love and the Abstract-Hammond + Mair” C-Link Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.. March 11, 2016 – April 1, 2016
Studio 313 at the Pendleton Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
2015
“Surface” Phyllis Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Nov. 24 – Jan. 7.
The Flats Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Grand Reopening Group Exhibition, November 23, 2016
“The Color of Money“ 2015-2017 Ohio Governor’s Office and Residence Loan Program
“Holly M. Doyle, Alexis Elza, Hammond, and Michelle McMahan,”Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO. May 29 – June 30
S.O.S. 2015. Cincinnati, OH.
“The Abstract Show” at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
Studio 313 at the Pendleton Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
2014
ArtWorks Secret Artist Event, Cincinnati, OH.
Contributing Artist-The Luxury of Protest by Peter Crnokrak, part of "Memory Palace" at the Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Guest Artist-The Artist Lounge, Mason, OH. April
Guest Artist-"The Abstract Show" at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
"Small Works" at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
2013
ArtWorks Secret Artist Event, Cincinnati, OH.
Installation at Taste of Belgium-Short Vine, Cincinnati, OH.
Art in Action at the Clifton Cultural Art Center, Clifton, OH. October 10-30, 2013
Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH. July 9, 2013
S.O.S. 2013, Cincinnati, OH. May 31-June 9
"The Life Abstract" at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO. 2nd Place Award-"Triangle"
2012-2013
Venue 222 Featured Artist, Cincinnati, OH.
"Art Exhibition 2012" for the Bethesda Foundation Art Project at Mary Jo Cropper Family Center for Breast Care and Bethesda North Outpatient Imaging Cincinnati, OH.
2012
ArtWorks Secret Artist Event, Cincinnati, OH.
Cincinnati Big Pig Gig:Do Re Wee "This Little Piggy Believes in a Good Foundation"
Commissioned by Artworks Cincinnati. Installed July 10, 2012 Cincinnati, OH.
Pompeii Juried Art Show, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH. June 21, 2012
Bloom Juried Exhibition, Civic Garden Center, Cincinnati, OH. May 21-June 28, 2012
Internet Café Findlay Market, Cincinnati, OH. April/May
2008
“Pool Series” Arizona Pool Leagues State Championship, Tempe, AZ
2017 Purchase Award / Art Expo Las Vegas Solo Booth Award. “Art Comes Alive 2017,” Art Design Consultants. Cincinnati, OH.
2015 Ohio Governors Office and Residence Artwork Loan Program (2) Purchase Awards. Ohio Percent for Art Program. Stark State College.
2013 2nd Place "The Life Abstract" at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
2012
"New Pig Installed Outside Ballpark," The Cincinnati Enquirer, 7-22-12, 7-29-12
"This Little Piggy Believes in a Good Foundation," WKRC CBS12 television appearance, 7-10-12
2000
"Pro Wrestling Legends Inspire Exhibit at ASU," The Arizona Republic, 11-29-00
"Bodyslam," The Arizona Tribune, 11-26-00
"ASU Student Grapples with Art, Wrestling," Get Out, 11-23-00
"The Art Show is Ready to Rumble," The Rep, 11-23-00
The New Times, 11-23-00
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