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Allan Mc. Collum
Bio �Allan Mc. Collum was born in Los Angeles in 1944 �Career Change in 1960 s �Applying strategies of mass production to handmade objects, Mc. Collum’s labor-intensive practice questions the intrinsic value of the unique work of art. � Mc. Collum’s installations—fields of vast numbers of small-scale works, systematically arranged—are the product of many tiny gestures, built up over time. � Allan Mc. Collum has had more than 100 solo exhibitions in Europe and the United States, where his work has appeared in major exhibitions
Art 21 Segments �Engaging assistants, scientists, and local craftspeople in his process, Mc. Collum embraces a collaborative and democratic form of creativity. His drawings and sculptures often serve a symbolic purpose—as surrogates, faithful copies, or stand-ins for people—and are presented theatrically, transforming the exhibition space into a laboratory where artifice and context are scrutinized. �http: //www. youtube. com/watch? feature=player_embed ded&v=9163 pe. Njqh. U Process �http: //www. youtube. com/watch? feature=player_embed ded&v=s. QXTZll 2 BVs
Shapes from Maine: Copper Cookie Cutters, 2005/08. Created and organized by Holly and Larry Little, founders and owners of Aunt Holly's Copper Cookie Cutters, their home-based business in Trescott, Maine.
Allan Mc. Collum. Plaster Surrogates, 1982/84. Enamel on cast Hydrostone.
Allan Mc. Collum. Five Perfect Vehicles, 1985. Acrylic on cast Hydrocal. 19 " x 9" x 8 1/2" each.
Allan Mc. Collum. Over Ten Thousand Individual Works [detail], 1987/88. Enamel on cast Hydrocal. 2" diameter, lengths variable, each unique.
Allan Mc. Collum Each and Every One of You, 2004
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