Yaron Michael Hakim - Psittaciformes
Yaron Michael Hakim - Psittaciformes
| Author | John D. Spiak ed. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | X Artists' Books |
| ISBN | 9781737838869 |
| Idea Code | 24070 |
In his body of work Psittaciformes, Yaron Michael Hakim has adopted the formal approach of naturalist illustration to depict imagined anthropomorphic creatures. Through these paintings, he examines his South American heritage and the kind of exoticization that has been projected onto him and that he has, in turn, projected onto himself. The artist was initially inspired by the Macaw, the quintessential parrot that is native to South America. Beginning to think about parrots—their attributes of camouflage and the ability to mimic vocal pitch—led him to see these birds as a metaphor for assimilation and living between cultures. Adopted at birth from his homeland of Colombia, Yaron spent his early life living on three different continents – Australia, Europe, and North America. As the artist states, "I have always lived between cultures, trying to assimilate, and in this regard, I've come to identify with parrots (including the wild, transplant parrots that, like me, call East L.A. home)."
| 104 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 33 cm, pb, English |
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