Colby Bird
followBorn: 1978, Austin, Texas, United States
Education: University of Colorado, Boulder (2000); Rhode Island School of Design (2004)
Principal Galleries
Portrait of a Drowned Man (After Hippolyte Bayard), 2017-2020
Wood, drywall screws, copper sheathing, brass screws, drywall screws, rope, brass pin, lag screw, fruit, pleather, wire, spring, pivot hinge, dread, Metal wire, metal wire
3378.0 × 2769.0 × 1702.0 mm
109 x 133 x 67 inches (276.9 x 337.8 x 170.2 cm)
Fruit Piano, 2017-2020
Fruit, wood, wood stain, linseed oil, brass ball catch, wiring, actuator, brass plumbers chain, copper bicentennial souvenir bell, the peace that Tracy hoped I’d find, aluminum, lead, clock radio, light bulb, dry wall screws, brass screws, brass knob,
743.0 × 1797.0 × 406.0 mm
brass bell, wood glue 70.75 x 29.25 x 16 inches (179.7 x 74.3 x 40.6 cm)
Lindsey Doyle, 2016-2020
Wood filler, wood, glass, brass knob, brass plumbers chain, fruit, candle, brass screws, leather, drywall screws, an abiding need to tell James Bae how much everyone at Friedrich Petzel Gallery makes fun of him, brass chain, brick, alabaster
533.0 × 1581.0 × 711.0 mm
electric motor, mineral spirits, billiard ball, wiring, light switch, paint, wooden door knob, brass Pin. 62.25 x 21 x 28 inches (158.1 x 53.3 x 71.1 cm)
Doss Was Abject Torture, I’m Glad it’s Closed, 2018-2019
Silk flower, wood, glass, brass knob, leather, leather, sterling silver, lead, mineral spirits, copper, glass from Hudson river, wire, food coloring, slag glass, paint, seething anger, music box, lightbulbs, light fixtures, mirror, dog toy
864.0 × 1245.0 × 533.0 mm
49 x 34 x 21 inches (124.5 x 86.4 x 53.3 cm)
Rise Up Lights, 2018-2019
Paint, brass hinges, nails, leather, lightbulbs, wood, wiring, lightbulbs, mineral spirits, light fixtures, electric mixer, priapism, silk flower, steel rod, rubber ball, clock radio, Pleather, wood stain, linseed oil, drywall screws, brass screws
445.0 × 1778.0 × 305.0 mm
70 x 17.5 x 12 inches (177.8 x 44.5 x 30.5 cm)
Everyone Is Always Late, 2017-2020
Wood, hinges, candle, wood stain, linseed oil, brass, fruit, plumbers chain, persecution complex, mineral spirits, brass pin, vintage hair dryer, music box, iron weight, paint, steel wire, dimmer
406.0 × 1283.0 × 483.0 mm
50.5 x 16 x 19 inches (128.3 x 40.6 x 48.3 cm)
It’s a Goddamn Lemon Tree, 2019
Burlap, linen, aluminum, wood, mineral spirits, copper, wood stain, linseed oil, paint, leather, fruit, lightbulb, light fixtures, sympathy, wiring, Woodfill, music box, Glass, brass handle, steel wire, poultry staples
610.0 × 1842.0 × 686.0 mm
72.5 x 24 x 27 inches (184.2 x 61 x 68.6 cm)
Craig Dated a Cheerleader in Highschool, 2018-2020
Metal I-hooks, wire, wood, wood stain, brass screws, drywall screws, utter joy, mineral spirits, linseed oil, paint, lightbulbs, fruit, leather, brass knob, neck massager, Electric switch, skeleton key, light fixtures
419.0 × 1283.0 × 876.0 mm
50.5 x 16.5 x 34.5 inches (128.3 x 41.9 x 87.6 cm)
Kiwi Distillery (Culpable Deniability), 2017-2019
Leather, wood, wood stain, linseed oil, alabaster, fruit, brass plumbers chain, brass knob, drywall screws, brass screws, spring, clock radio, methylated spirits, mineral spirits, toaster, glass, antique bottles, The peace that Tracy hoped I’d find,
food coloring, bread, plastic, 1960s furniture building manual, 1990s Los Angeles art gossip magazine, copper pipe, plastic hose, lightbulbs, wiring, light fixtures, plaster, paint, wood glue, thumbtacks, lead weight, steel chain, brass ball catch,
bocce ball, aluminum. 72 x 24 x 18 inches (182.9 x 61 x 45.7 cm)
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