Kim Beaton
Title: Tree Troll
Media: Paper Mache
Dimensions: 12’x7’
Date: 2006
Brief Bio: According to the Kim Beaton Studio’s web site,
Kim Beaton has spent 20 years using “sculpting material from ceramic,
wood, bronze, fiberglass, and carbon fiber to peanut butter and mashed
potatoes.” Kim Beaton Studios is a collaboration between Kim and her husband,
Warren Beaton. Warren Beaton is involved in every project Kim takes on and
brings 30 years of experience in the film and advertizing industry to the venture.
Artists/Critique statement: In the
“About Us” section of the Kim Beaton Studios web site, Beaton comments on how
the Tree Troll impacted her life and her trajectory in the art world. “In 2006
I had a life changing experience. I built a large tree troll out of
Papier-mâché with a group of friends and discovered that some images can become
incredibly powerful, more so than they originally seem.”
Background on work presented: According to an article found
on Odditycentral.com, it took Kim Beaton and 25 volunteers 15 days to construct
this gentle giant. The inspiration behind Kim’s creation came from her recently
deceased father, the trolls kind face is Kim’s way of ‘resurrecting’ not only
her father but the presence he had in her life.
How it connects to the theme and why you chose the work: Generally when one thinks of paper mache they envision a sloppy mess they created in the first grade. This amazing work not only serves as the perfect greater for my paper garden, but it’s an excellent example of the mastery of the paper mache process. There’s nothing elementary about this amazing statue.
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