Tim Hawkinson, Gimble Klein Basket, 2007, bamboo, motor, pulley, and drive belt, 58 x 137 x 58" © Tim Tawkinson Museum Exhibitions Tim Hawkinson BodyCon The University of Tampa, Scarfone/Hartley GalleryOctober 6 – November 3, 2017 The University of Tampa’s Scarfone/Hartley Gallery will present Tim Hawkinson: BodyCon, a solo exhibition showcasing unique works of variable media from throughout this groundbreaking artist’s career. The exhibition runs from Oct. 6–Nov. 3, with an opening reception on Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.Hawkinson’s idiosyncratic creations are meditations on nature, machines, mortality, the body and human consciousness. Since the 1980s, the artist has used common found and store-bought materials, handcrafted objects and machines to shift familiar subject matter off-kilter, constructing visual conundrums and conceits imbued with deeper meaning. The artist’s inventive works range in size from monumental kinetic and sound-producing sculptures to almost microscopic pieces fabricated from such unassuming materials as eggshells and electrical cords.Signature pieces in BodyCon will include Gimbled Klein Basket (pictured above), a huge gridded bamboo structure suspended from the ceiling like a Calder mobile, and “Laocoon,” a hanging piece that appears to be a salvaged truck tire painted white, yet is carefully handcrafted from paper, wire, string, foam and rubber.For more information, please visit the University of Tampa's website. Read More Journal View All Artist Projects "Tim Hawkinson: Over The Water" Presented at the Exploratorium Aug 19, 2015 News Artifex Press Launches Tim Hawkinson Catalogue Raisonné Jan 15, 2015 Museum Exhibitions Tim Hawkinson: Mapping the Marvellous Dec 11, 2007 Museum Exhibitions — "Tim Hawkinson: BodyCon" at UT Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, Sep 28, 2017