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Valerie B Hird Art

American, b. 1955
Valerie Hird’s body of work is a visual compilation of the experiences, associations and memories collected in her trips through the Middle East, Northern Africa, Spain and Turkey. Hird creates a fascinating topography of her own through the landscapes conquered by her suggestive memories. Her work is organic, evocative, and extremely personal in its flow. We can see this distinct essence in her representations of the rocky arid mountains and the aroma of the perfumes sold by street venders. The elements, colors and patterns absorbed from her trips, take over the surface of her work. The cypresses from Granada are invaded by the Alhambra glazed tiles; the Turkish mountains adopt the kilim patterns; the nomadic people performing their daily tasks are camouflaged by the colors of their fabrics in the landscapes behind them. Not only the imagery itself, but the history, literature, myths and traditions from these countries are incorporated in her work. The meditation and investigation of creational myths from all over the world have led her into creating a multi-dimensional cosmology of her own, centered on the creation of the natural world. The connections between the cultures and their environment are processed in Hird’s paintings as a meditation on our contemporary world, leading to a growing concern with religious and cultural ambiguities. Using quotes and messages from extremist sects and cultural ideas from both the East and the West, she analyzes and unites them through their similarities rather than their differences. There remains a certain aesthetic connection in the representations of the countries she has visited, intertwined by the projections of her inner landscape. Hird’s work considers and connects cultural complexities, and presents them to the public to travel with her through their contemplation. Valerie Hird graduated with a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a MFA from Vermont College. In 2008 she was granted an award from the Community Foundation of Vermont. Hird has worked and travelled throughout the Middle East, North of Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and South America. Likewise, she has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad. Her work belongs to such public and corporate collections as The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI; The Fleming Museum, Burlington VT; The Exxon Corporation, Dallas, TX; and Pfizer Inc.; among others. Born in Massachusetts in 1955, Hird moved to Vermont in 1979, where she currently lives and works.
(Biography provided by Nohra Haime Gallery)
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Artist: Valerie B Hird
SEA MYTH IV
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
Valerie B Hird SEA MYTH IV, 2010 oil on gessoed BFK paper 16 x 33 in. 40.6 x 83.8 cm.
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2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Gesso

SOURCE CODE 13
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
Valerie B Hird SOURCE CODE 13, 2019 watercolor on gessoed Arches paper 6 x 9 in. 15.2 x 22.9 cm.
Category

2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Gesso, Watercolor, Archival Paper

NEW MEDIA
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
Valerie B Hird NEW MEDIA, 2020 wood, screws, foamcore, paper, watercolor, ink, electrical wire, LEDs, batteries 28 x 14 x 6 1/2 in. 71.1 x 35.6 x 16.5 cm. When the handle is tur...
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2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink, LED Light, Watercolor, Foam Board

MAQUETTE FOR BOXED IN
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD MAQUETTE FOR BOXED IN, 2019 paper, watercolor, ink pencil, wood, nails, foam core, PVA glue 17 x 9 x 2 1/2 in. 43.2 x 22.9 x 6.4 cm.
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2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Glue, Ink, Watercolor

MAQUETTE FOR ADULT ALICE ABROAD
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD MAQUETTE FOR ADULT ALICE ABROAD, 2019 paper, watercolor, ink pencil, wood, nails, foam care, PVA glue 17 x 9 x 2 1/2 in. 43.2 x 22.9 x 6.4 cm. Shadowbox
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2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Glue, Ink, Watercolor, Foam Board, Pencil

SUPERHEROES
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
4 minute animation. Edition of 20. Dimensions are of a tv or monitor of average size. Individual drawings are also available.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

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Video

BREAK IN THE HORIZON
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD BREAK IN THE HORIZON, 2019 oil, monotypes, gesso, Arches paper, silver leaf, silver amulet 23 1/2 x 22 in. 59.7 x 55.9 cm. mythology
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2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

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Silver

FLIGHT
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD FLIGHT, 2020 watercolor, Arches paper 23 x 46 in. 58.4 x 116.8 cm. mythology
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2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

TOWER BRIDGE
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
watercolor, gesso, and gilding on BFK paper. Gold Leaf. Depiction of the Tower Bridge in London. Medieval figures.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

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Gold Leaf

DAMIEN HIRST
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor, gesso and gilding on BFK paper. Drawing of a medieval styled woman in front of a pharmacy/restaurant and bar. Satire.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

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Gold Leaf

VESSELS
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
watercolor, silver leaf on BFK paper
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

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Silver Leaf

SEEDLING I
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil on Arches paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Oil, Paper

LAND MYTH I
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil painting on gessoed BFK paper, framed floating in white wood frame.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil

THE ELDER GODS WEREN'T MALE
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD THE ELDER GODS WEREN'T MALE, 2019 oil on gessoed Arches paper 80 x 150 in. 203.2 x 381 cm. each sheet 40 x 30 inches "Ancient Deity forms based on textiles collected du...
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2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

ELEMENTAL CANOPY
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil paint on BFK paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Oil, Paper

ELEMENTAL CANOPY
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil painting on BFK paper, floated in white frame.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil

PRIMAL SPRING
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on BFK paper, framed floated in white wood frame
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

TERO: EARTH
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

ETERNAL KNOT
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

ORIGINATION II
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Myth I
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
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Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

SEA ICON
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
Category

Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

LAND WIND MYTH I
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
Category

Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

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