Ann Hamilton

Ann Hamilton was born June 22, 1956 in Lima, Ohio. She is a contemporary American artist best known for her installations, textile art, and sculptures, but is also active in the fields of photography, printmaking, video, and video installation. Ann Hamilton was named a 2007 Agnes Gund Foundation Fellow and awarded a $50,000 grant by United States Artists, a public charity that supports and promotes the work of American artists. In 2008, she won the 14th Annual Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities. She has created many famous works and is highly regarded in the art community.


One of her most famous works, the tropos, she covered a 5,000 factory space entirely in horsehair. I find this very strange but it was looked at as a tremendous work by the artist. Ann Hamilton created a very strange work that made her famous, and I find that very unique.


-O.D.

Ann Hamilton's work is very inspiring and she is regarded in the Art world as a very creative artist. Her work and work ethic are like none other. She has worked on pieces for long periods of time, even years to complete them. In the video we watched in class she explained how one piece took seven years and that another piece took twelve years. In my opinion, I find that amazing. I think working on one piece for a couple weeks is a long time. I can't imagine the effort and concentration that needs to go into a piece that has to be worked on for months and years. I commend her for this because she truly loves her work and what she does. She is a very hard worker and I actually admire her love for her work. If more artists took after her, I feel there would masterpieces by many known artists today. 


-Owen