Bloom

Sculpture

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HCC Permanent Art Collection

Bloom: With Bloom, Talit creates an anthropomorphic sculpture out of clay and tar. Jagged organic shapes resembling teeth protrude from different parts of the sculpture while a special shellac provides a fleshy sheen.
Bloom

With Bloom, Talit creates an anthropomorphic sculpture out of clay and tar. Jagged organic shapes resembling teeth protrude from different parts of the sculpture while a special shellac provides a fleshy sheen.

Name/Title

Bloom

Entry/Object ID

2016.3.1

Description

organically shaped fired clay sculpture, painted over with a pale peach/pink color and glow pigment. The surface of the object is textured, with hairs protruding in certain areas. Teeth-like objects are situated inside of the sculpture, which has four arch like figures protruding from the main base.

Collection

HCC Permanent Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jonathan Talit

Role

Artist

Date made

2013

Location

Category

Exhibit

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Label

Informed by Minimalism, horror movie special effects, and personal ideas of comfort and pleasure, Jonathan Talit utilizes household objects that have essential everyday functions but are otherwise mundane. He repurposes these objects into sculptures that are defiant, noble and significant. What results is an unnerving reproduction of juxtaposing notions that are at the same time intriguing and familiar. With Bloom, Talit creates an anthropomorphic sculpture out of clay and tar. Jagged organic shapes resembling teeth protrude from different parts of the sculpture while a special shellac provides a fleshy sheen. A native of Lakeland, Florida, in 2014 Talit received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Boston University. He currently is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the University of South Florida.