Fajro: Fire
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD FAJRO: FIRE, 2013 oil on linen 36 x 48 in. 91.4 x 122 cm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
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.to
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Acrumi: Air
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD ACRUMI : AIR, 2013 oil on linen 36 x 48 in. 91.4 x 122 cm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
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.
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Gesso, Paper, Oil
Akro Ascendant
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD AKVO ASCENDANT, 2012 oil on BFK paper 25 x 33 in. 63.5 x 83.8 cm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Third Day
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD THIRD DAY, 2011 oil on linen, double sided suspended scroll 72 x 96 in. 183 x 244 cm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Oil
Valerie B HirdFLIGHT, 2020
$12,000
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Sea Myth II
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD SEA MYTH II, 2010 oil on gessoed BFK paper 16 x 33 in. 40.6 x 83.8 cm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glue, Ink, Watercolor, Foam Board, Pencil
ELEMENTAL CANOPY
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil paint on BFK paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Oil, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink, LED Light, Watercolor, Foam Board
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
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Silver
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.
Category
2010s Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glue, Ink, Watercolor
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
Materials
Silver Leaf
Valerie B HirdELEMENTAL CANOPY, 2012
Price Upon Request
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
Valerie B HirdPRIMAL SPRING, 2012
Price Upon Request
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
Valerie B HirdTERO: EARTH, 2013
Price Upon Request
TERO: EARTH
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Valerie B HirdETERNAL KNOT, 2013
Price Upon Request
ETERNAL KNOT
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
oil painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Valerie B HirdORIGINATION II, 2014
Price Upon Request
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
Valerie B HirdSea Myth I, 2010
Price Upon Request
Sea Myth I
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
Category
Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Valerie B HirdSEA ICON, 2011
Price Upon Request
SEA ICON
By Valerie B Hird
Located in New York, NY
Category
Contemporary Valerie B Hird Art
Valerie B HirdLAND WIND MYTH I, 2011
Price Upon Request
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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