Kathy Temin Explained

Kathy Temin
Birth Date:1968
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Sculptor

Kathy Temin (born 1968) is an Australian artist who uses synthetic fur to create sculptural objects and installations.[1] [2] She is represented in a number of public collections in Australia and New Zealand and is a professor and Head of Fine Art at Monash University in Melbourne.[3]

Artistic Practice

Temin has described how exposure to her father's work as a tailor work helped her to learn the sewing and craft techniques that she later utilised in her art. Temin predominantly works with faux fur.[4] Temin says that she uses this fabric, which is associated with children's toys, to generate an emotional response.[5] Writing on Frieze.com, Kit Wise has described the appearance of her sculptural works as "roughly cobbled together or misshapen, deliberately undercutting any idealism associated with the art object and positing instead something far more anxious and awkward."[6] Writing for the Sydney Morning Herald on the Royal Academy of Arts show "Australia" in London, esteemed Australian art critic John MacDonald referred to Temin's work simply as "three large furry things."[7]

Temin has also worked with other textiles such as felt.[8]

Notable works

Temin's work My Monument: White Forest’ [9] in QAGOMA's collection drew the attention of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian when searching for inspiration for an installation for their annual Christmas party.[10] Kardashian and West contacted Temin through her dealer, Anna Schwartz Gallery, and commissioned Temin to create a "sculptural landscape" in their home.[11] Kardashian described the works as "a winter wonderland Whoville", whilst Ashley Greeg described them as "fuzzy Whoville beanbags" in reference to scenes from the famous children's author Dr. Seuss.[12]

Temin has also done a series of works about the Australian pop star Kylie Minogue, and the phenomenon of fandom culture.[13]

Public collections

Notes and References

  1. News: Nelson . Robert . 14 January 2016 . Howard Arkley and Friends: following the lines across suburbia . . live . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190212200906/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/howard-arkley-and-friends-following-the-lines-across-suburbia-20160114-gm5o87.html . 12 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Fink . Hannah . Explore the work of Australian artist, Kathy Temin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021214431/https://www.vizardfoundationartcollection.com.au/the-nineties/explore/kathy-temin/ . 21 October 2021 . 13 February 2023 . Vizard Foundation Art Collection . University of Melbourne - Potter Museum of Art . en.
  3. Web site: Monash Art Design and Architecture - Professor Kathy Temin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704152242/https://www.monash.edu/mada/about-us/people/kathy-temin . 4 July 2022 . 11 March 2017 . Monash University.
  4. Web site: 2009 . New Sculpture by Caroline Rothwell and Kathy Temin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026015433/https://nag.org.au/exhibitions/current/archives/2009/new-sculpture-by-caroline-rothwell-and-kathy-temin . 26 October 2022 . 11 March 2017 . Newcastle Art Gallery.
  5. Web site: Grey . Tim . 12 October 2015 . Fuzzy Memory: Melbourne sculptor Kathy Temin's plush fur sculptures represent a harder, darker history . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922211643/https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/art-and-design/article/fuzzy-memory . 22 September 2018 . 11 March 2017 . Broadsheet.
  6. Wise . Kit . 1 April 2008 . Kathy Temin . live . . 114 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625105722/https://www.frieze.com/article/kathy-temin . 25 June 2022 . 11 March 2017.
  7. News: MacDonald . John . 19 September 2013 . Australia's London art spectacular is a 'clumsy embarrassment' . . live . 14 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131142/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/australias-london-art-spectacular-is-a-clumsy-embarrassment-20130918-2tztt.html . 29 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Swan . Amelia . 3 August 2009 . Kathy Temin at Heide Gallery . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408143843/http://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/reviews/visual-arts/amelia-swan/kathy-temin-at-heide-gallery-178789 . 8 April 2020 . 13 March 2017 . Arts Hub.
  9. Web site: My Monument: White Forest 2008 . 2023-03-04 . collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au.
  10. Web site: Prominent Australian artist transforms Hollywood home into white fantasy forest . 2023-03-04 . Art, Design and Architecture . en.
  11. Web site: Prominent Australian artist transforms Hollywood home into white fantasy forest . 2023-03-04 . Art, Design and Architecture . en.
  12. News: Penrose . Nerisha . 2 December 2018 . Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Winter Wonderland Christmas Party Cost About $1.3 Million . . live . 2 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816093720/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a25694675/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-christmas-party-cost/ . 16 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Carsel . Casey . 2019 . Kathy Temin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111412/https://ocula.com/artists/kathy-temin/ . 6 March 2019 . 4 March 2019 . Ocula.
  14. Web site: Temin, Kathy - QAGOMA Collection Online . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031040930/https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/creators/temin-kathy . 31 October 2022 . 11 March 2017 . Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art.

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