Daniel G. Hill
Artist Statement:
In my recent sculptural work, I advance concerns of gravity, mechanics, flexibility, structure, and form that have motivated me since the early stages of my career. I have taken inspiration from 19th century mechanical systems, toys from my childhood, Latin American 20th Century non-objective art, and late modernist cubic sculptures. My works employ humble materials and processes that are intrinsic to the resulting forms, which are sometimes confounding in their visual simplicity.
I’ve often said that my works do not move, but that they have moved before reaching a point of resolution. Because of this mutability, their form is provisional. Many of the works are capable of resolving into a number of different configurations. In addition, the method of connecting the MDF panels in the most recent work with hinges or through a weaving of straps lends a tenuous and temporary nature to their assembly.
Artist Biography:
Daniel G. Hill was born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA in 1956. He has been exhibiting his work nationally and internationally for over 40 years. He has recently been in several group exhibitions in the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Turkey, France, Australia, and Mexico. Over the past twelve years, he has curated and organized five exhibitions in Paris, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. He is the recipient of a fellowship in painting from the National Endowment for the Arts and has been awarded three year-long residencies at PS122 in New York City. He earned an AB from Brown University and an MFA from Hunter College, CUNY.
AAA:
Member Since: 1997
President: 2013–2018
Secretary: 2019–2023
Committees: Executive, Communications (Chair)
Special Projects: Director, 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio;
Co-Editor, 80th Anniversary Exhibition Catalog;
Co-Director: Member Profile Pages
