Category Tom Otterness – Feats of Strength
Tom Otterness Tom Otterness is a contemporary American artist, who was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952. In 1970, he studied at the Arts Students League in New York City, and then moved onto take part in the Whitney Independent… Continue Reading →
About the Artist Tom Otterness was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952 and went on to study art at the Art Students League of New York in 1970, and in 1973 he took an independent study program at the Whitney… Continue Reading →
About the Work Feats of strength is an art piece comprised of multiple statues placed around a walkway, all doing various activities. The statues are all humanoid in nature, but not perfect humans. Standing at about two feet tall, they… Continue Reading →
About the Artist: Tom Otterness was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952. He spent 18 years there before moving to New York in order to study art and develop his own style. Otterness is a self-taught sculptor who is known… Continue Reading →
Tom Otterness – Feats of Strength “After collaborating to create an art piece inspired by Otterness’s work, a common agreement between the significance of the artwork emerged. Feats of Strength is a symbol of community and perseverance.” Video: Emma Nickoloff /… Continue Reading →
About: Tom Otterness Tom Otterness was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952. He moved to New York in 1970 to begin studying art, and soon after began an independent study program at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1977… Continue Reading →
“This sculpture always brightens my day. I pass it every morning on my way to class and it always manages to put me in a good mood” –WWU Sophomore About the Artist The renowned sculpture artist, Tom Otterness, was… Continue Reading →
Tom Otterness – Feats of Strength Henry Johnson / Fong Chang
About Feats of Strength: In his work Feats of Strength, Tom Otterness undeniably plays with the setting in which his art is on display: a beautifully green, lively, pacific northwestern university campus. The little people he sculpted noticeably correlate with the… Continue Reading →
About the Artist Tom Otterness was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952. He eventually moved to New York City in 1970 to study art at the Arts Students League, became a member of Whitney Independent Study Program in 1973 and then later joined… Continue Reading →