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Terri Hallman
Terri Hallman was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a small
town west of Milwaukee. She had a childhood fascination
with the shape of things, reproducing them and then
recreating their surfaces. She recalls that drawing was a
continuous part of her daily routine.
After graduating high school Hallman attended the
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where she earned a
Bachelor of Arts Degree, specializing in Design. While still
in school Hallman began working as a product designer,
her work in this field won numerous international awards.
Hallman enjoyed visiting the local galleries and museums in
Milwaukee as she continued her drawing and painting.
When she felt she had enough pieces worth exhibiting she
went out in search of a gallery. Interest in her work was
immediate and she chose to exhibit her work in the then
popular MC Gallery.
Traveling around the world is a great love of Hallman. She
spent a number of years living in San Diego, California
where she explored a variety of creative opportunities.
After a short stay in Lafayette, Louisiana she settled in
Houston, Texas. Overall, she likes the South for its easy
and friendly culture.
Hallman is an extraordinarily driven and innovative artist.
Her art is in the process itself, which she regards as the
essence of her work. On the surface, the work may
appear simple, yet there is considerable emotional depth
inherent in the artist’s multi-layered approach. “It is
layers”, she says, “that expose the passage of time – how
some things are covered up and how others are
revealed.” Each conpleted work possesses a unique
history, in which the layers represent the way things were
and the finished piece defines the way things are.
Hallman begins her works with stick figure drawings on
paper. The loose and somewhat abstract forms act as a
matrix for the composition. She then begins the process
of rubbing dry pigment, by hand, into the paper.
Between the layers she masks off sections with tape and
scrapes away others. She describes the process of
removing tape and unmasking areas as being similar to
revealing and discovering the nature of the subject. The
creative pace is intense; the result is super-saturated
hues and curiously crude textures.
Hallman employs symbolic elements in her works, assigning
meanings to simple objects. A pea depicts nothingness,
while a horse epitomizes freedom. One familiar element in
her works is a bird, perched on a shoulder, representing
the trusted companion.
town west of Milwaukee. She had a childhood fascination
with the shape of things, reproducing them and then
recreating their surfaces. She recalls that drawing was a
continuous part of her daily routine.
After graduating high school Hallman attended the
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where she earned a
Bachelor of Arts Degree, specializing in Design. While still
in school Hallman began working as a product designer,
her work in this field won numerous international awards.
Hallman enjoyed visiting the local galleries and museums in
Milwaukee as she continued her drawing and painting.
When she felt she had enough pieces worth exhibiting she
went out in search of a gallery. Interest in her work was
immediate and she chose to exhibit her work in the then
popular MC Gallery.
Traveling around the world is a great love of Hallman. She
spent a number of years living in San Diego, California
where she explored a variety of creative opportunities.
After a short stay in Lafayette, Louisiana she settled in
Houston, Texas. Overall, she likes the South for its easy
and friendly culture.
Hallman is an extraordinarily driven and innovative artist.
Her art is in the process itself, which she regards as the
essence of her work. On the surface, the work may
appear simple, yet there is considerable emotional depth
inherent in the artist’s multi-layered approach. “It is
layers”, she says, “that expose the passage of time – how
some things are covered up and how others are
revealed.” Each conpleted work possesses a unique
history, in which the layers represent the way things were
and the finished piece defines the way things are.
Hallman begins her works with stick figure drawings on
paper. The loose and somewhat abstract forms act as a
matrix for the composition. She then begins the process
of rubbing dry pigment, by hand, into the paper.
Between the layers she masks off sections with tape and
scrapes away others. She describes the process of
removing tape and unmasking areas as being similar to
revealing and discovering the nature of the subject. The
creative pace is intense; the result is super-saturated
hues and curiously crude textures.
Hallman employs symbolic elements in her works, assigning
meanings to simple objects. A pea depicts nothingness,
while a horse epitomizes freedom. One familiar element in
her works is a bird, perched on a shoulder, representing
the trusted companion.
Click on the images to the right to see the enlarged
versions of Terri Hallman's art work.
versions of Terri Hallman's art work.
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