Snowmen

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Pierre Ardouvin Bonhomme de neige (Snowman), 2007
Resin, carrot, turnip

 

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Tsuchiya Kaban The Snowman Carrier, 2020
‘Preserve your frigid companions while en route to your next holiday party with this elegant new bag from Tsuchiya Kaban. The Snowman Carrier is complete with a carrot pocket and a removable tray, which keeps the frozen figure secure during transport and allows for easy removal upon arrival.’

 

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Bale Creek Allen Snow Cone Santa, 2019
Installation, sculpture

 

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harlinwood Snowman Apocalypse, 2010
‘what do you do when you are the lone survivors of a village attack and possibly the last ones left on earth…..’

 

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Peter Fischli and David Weiss Snowman, 1990
Photographs

 

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Lisa Yuskavage Snowman, 2008
‘Rail: And the space in “Snowman,” as believable as it is, the image of the naked baby in the cold, snowy landscape is very strange one indeed. Yuskavage: That baby painted the whole show. Rail: And how you contrast the baby, which is painted in color, with the rest of the painting’s grayscale… Yuskavage: I was always looking at Giorgione, especially “The Tempest”. Not only was he able to integrate an ominous landscape with a gentle nude woman nursing her baby and the soldier standing on the left in the foreground, Giorgione essentially achieved a painting with no known iconography, which is a form known as “poesis.” None of us will ever know what the hell is going on. It’s that mystery that I love.’

 

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Mungo Thomson Snowmen, 2020
Painted bronze

 

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Judy Linn snowman, 2003
Archival inkjet print

 

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Robert Therrien No title (snowman), 1989
nickel and bronze

 

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Paul Smith The Life of a Snowman, 2021
‘An elegant and modern take on the traditional Russian matryoshka dolls, designed by Aamu Song and Johan Olin for Com-Pa-Ny. ‘The Life of Snowman’ set features eight dolls depicting the melting process of a snowman, delicately crafted from Linden wood and finished with paint lacquer in Semenov, Russia.’

 

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Low Chee Peng I Hate Mushrooms, 2012
Sculpture installation, mix medium.

 

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Clockwork Wolf Frosty Nights, 2017
‘Frosty Nights is a Five Nights at Freddy’s-style Survival Horror game by Barry McCabe (also known as Clockwork Wolf). A young child has spent a day building a snowman before being called in by their mother. That night, the mother tells them to get to bed early so they can be ready for school tomorrow, and warns them against listening to scary stories because they give them nightmares. Guess what they decide they’re gonna do next. So, yes, that night, the child finds they’re being visited, and the unexpected company isn’t friendly. Luckily, they’ve got a flashlight and a hair dryer, so as long as they keep their eyes on all the entrances to their room, they’re set.’

 

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Peter Regli Snow Monsters, 2015
‘In february 2007 in Vietnam, Regli introduced his Reality Hacking Project No. 240, with 180 snowmen, all from 30 to 50 centimeters of height, all sculpted in white marble. Later that year, Regli took one bigger snowman on a world tour (Reality Hacking No. 256, Snowman World Tour). It is possible that very few of the inhabitants of town Da Nang in Vietnam, where the tour begun, actually saw a snowman before Regli’s sculpture. Since, several of his Projects were about snowmen, and the current Snow Monsters is a culmination of Regli’s snowmen-making career. In that career, the artist, God-like, transforms the essence of a subject of his work into its complete opposite, while on the outside everything seems to be the same. But, instead of their inevitable doom, the artist’s snowmen are condemned to eternity, or as close as it gets, since marble is one of the most durable materials.’

 

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Jeff Koons Gazing Ball (Snowman), 2013
Plaster and steel

 

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Tony Tasset Various Snowmen, 2006 – 2017
Polystyrene, fiberglass mesh, paper-mâché, plaster, resin, steel, brass, acrylic and oil paint

 

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Moonbit Cold Call, 2020
‘On Christmas Eve, Officer Frederick Hartwell believes he’s on a routine call-out to settle a domestic dispute but gets more than he bargained for when he finds that the house is empty, it’s unnaturally cold and something seems to be lurking in the darkness. A short Horror game inspired by early-2000’s Point-and-Click games seen on Flash websites.’

 

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Gary Hume Back of a Snowman (White and Black), 2002
‘The title ‘Back of a Snowman’ plays a joke on the viewer. No matter how many times you circle the sculpture, you’ll never see the snowman’s front.’

 

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David Shrigley Black Snowman, 1996
‘This photograph was taken in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow. Shrigley used to live beside the park and considered it as an extension of his studio. The artist loves to make snowmen: to create this work, he made a black silhouette of a snowman which he then photographed on location in the park.’

 

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Sean Landers Snowman in Brueghel, 2016
Oil on linen

 

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Jan Kiefer Skiing Snowman, 2020
‘In the center of the gallery sits a towering, 15-foot-tall inflatable snowman perched on orange skis. Pitched forward and buckled under the gallery’s ceiling, the snowman casts a blank stare downward and bears a crooked, toothy grin.’

 

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Josh Smith Snowman, 2013
‘Josh Smith has made the image of a ceramic snowman resting in a field of digitized snow. “Josh” scrawled across its dirty bottom.’

 

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Isamu Noguchi Yellow Landscape (Snowman), 1943
partially reconstructed, 1995

 

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Todd Hebert Snowman #4, 2006
Acrylic on canvas over panel

 

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Daniel Arsham + Snarkitecture Snowman in White, 2019
Resin, edition of 4

 

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Otto Dix Snowman, 1948
Lithograph

 

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Didier Massard Le bonhomme de neige, 1993
Silver dye bleach print

 

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Olaf Breuning Mr. Melting Men (Icecream, Snowman og Chocolate), 2004.
‘Created in Ghana by artisan Samuel Nash based on original drawings by Olaf Breuning, the three wooden sculptures do more than take up a national tradition of ornamenting functional coffins that started about fifty years ago; they cheerfully represent the idea of disappearance through the image of a snowman, an ice-cream cone and a chocolate bar that—as they smile and give us the thumbs-up—are waiting to melt.’

 

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Annette Lemieux Potential Snowman, 2001
‘The all-white Potential Snowman (2001) consisting of three spheres, a cast carrot nose, and coal carefully arranged on a low pedestal, is a sort of cataloging of the parts of a snowman that will never melt. Considering that it is a response to the events of 9/11 allows us to access the full meaning of the work, tempering but not erasing the humor.’

 

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Pope.L Oedipal Snowman Problem, 2019-20
acrylic, charcoal, copy paper, push pins, PVA, painter’s tape, wooden discs, post-it, collage, permanent marker and archival pigment prints on panel

 

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Bonnie Collura Snowman, 2000
Fiberglass resin and paint

 

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Mickael Cooney Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman, 1997
‘On a snowy December night, a state execution transfer vehicle crosses into the quiet backwater town of Snomanton. Contained within the truck is serial killer Jack Frost (Scott MacDonald), who eluded police for five years and left a trail of thirty-eight bodies across five states before finally being arrested, ironically enough by the sheriff of the same town the truck had just entered. Frost is scheduled to be executed at midnight that night. However, due to the snowy weather, a tanker from the GCC that is driving the other direction collides with the prison truck, freeing Jack. As he tries to make his escape, the acid contained within the tanker breaks free, horribly scarring Jack. He falls to the ground, and his body begins to fuse with snow.’

 

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Mark Tansey Snowman, 2004
Oil on canvas

 

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MSAMAH Wooden log snowman, 2010
‘I was so happy with this snowman made from wooden logs! It was custom-made to fit my folding mattress sofa bed. I wanted to show by this picture how nice my snowman made from wooden logs looks in my living room. Awesome!’

 

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Dennis Oppenheim Snowman Factory, 1996
‘”Snowman Factory”, a gigantic Rube Goldberg machine, is a working “factory” in the shape of a giant steel igloo produces fiberglass snowmen. As the show progresses, snowmen are created and scattered lethargically against the walls or on the floor, a living example of art making art and another commentary on process in general. The piece has a lava-lamp type quality that sucks the viewer in and provides a childlike fascination.’

 

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Nancy Callan The Robber, 2016
Blown incalmo glass

 

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Norman Rockwell Gramps and the Snowman, 1919
‘Grandfather and Snowman, this Norman Rockwell painting, appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post published December 20, 1919. Alternate titles for this painting are Gramps Encounters Gramps, Snow Sculpture, and Gramps and the Snowman. This painting was Rockwell’s twenty-fifth overall picture featured on the cover of The Post and the eleventh Rockwell cover in 1919. The Post featured a Rockwell illustration on its cover eleven times in 1919.’

 

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Marcel Dzama Melting Snowman Canisters, 2005
‘Marcel Dzama’s Melting Snowman Canisters were inspired by a series of personal autobiographical drawings and paintings allegorically documenting his move to New York from Winnipeg. Three of the 4 ceramic snowmen have an airtight lid and are designed to store spices, coffee, candy, broken dreams, etc. Dave Eggers has described them as “two percent wit, ninety-eight percent fragile, fragile beauty.”‘

 

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Deborah Brown Other Misfit, 1994
Fiberglass, fake fur, feathers, paint

 

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Poloron Snowman Mechanical Blowmold, 1969
‘This classic mechanical snowman blow mold makes a delightful addition to your Christmas decorations. It features a vintage design for a nostalgic look. Weather-resistant for both indoor or outdoor use, our snowman blow mold lights up for day or night visibility. Pair two to create an eye-catching entrance.’

 

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David Humphrey Snowman in Love, 2006
‘Last month, the New York-based artist David Humphrey  activated the space of the non-profit Triple Candie contemporary art center in Harlem with a holiday-themed installation titled “Snowman in Love.” Seven inflatable snowmen were arranged against one wall, stacked on their sides all the way to the ceiling in a no-strings-attached love sandwich that seemed a perfect remedy for the blustery chill outside for most of the month. The translucent nylon sculptures were lit from within, giving off a yellow glow, and adorned with hand-painted cartoon eyes, splatters of paint and such haute couture as a t-shirt featuring a graphic from the classic Milton Bradley game Operation.’

 

 

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p.s. Hey. ** David, That sounds like me. That’s a lot of dogs. I’ve been pet free since one too many of mine died tragically in my childhood/early teens. Now I like them from a safe distance. Glad you’re feeling better. Xmas is getting so close you can hit it with a ten foot pole. ** David Ehrenstein, Well, that makes sad sense. I don’t know who Michael Imperioli is, but I’ll go find out. ** Misanthrope, Hi. Poor guy, poor everyone around him. Right, gotcha, on the job thing. Well, you’re doing the Lord’s work, I guess. Where would we be without proof-readers? On the internet? Enjoy the getaway. Sounds nice, rock that joint and vice versa. ** _Black_Acrylic, Hi, Ben. Well, of course, being quite the Nouveau Roman nut, I recommend the indulging. Things are crazy, especially in your country, and ‘coming soon’ as far as we go, inevitably. ** Thomas Kendall, Hi, T! Such a cogent quote, right? Nice mind/intention meld: you and her. I’m good enough, I think I can say. How about you? What’s Xmas-y and not? ** Steve Erickson, Hi. Figured you might have to cancel your trip. Sucks. It really does sound scary in NYC. I turned on the TV news last night, and it seemed like half the news was about things being cancelled there. Cancelled in the old fashioned sense. ** Brian, Hi, Brian. She’s great, I think. I like watching big blockbuster movies on planes exactly because of  the tremendous stress the little screens and mediocre sound put on them. I like watching them while being forced to use my imagination not only in the temporary ‘that’s real, I care’ sense, but also in the ‘what would this be like at full force’ way. They’re like those little dry, scrunched sponges that you have to put water on to restore. Or something. Yeah, on planes I just line up all the blockbusters I haven’t seen and switch from one to the next until the jet’s wheels are screeching on the runway. Plus, they’re usually 2 1/2+ hours long, so they’re cheap, acceptable boredom killers. Or that’s my excuse anyway. I fully accept that my not liking ‘Querelle’ so much is my problem entirely. Same with, say, Pasolini and Tarkovsky, neither of whose films interest me much for no justifiable reason. Obviously I think you should absolutely shoot that musical remake. There’s gold in them thar hills surely. Well, make your weekend squeal like a tickled child, man, and I’ll … give mine a back rub or something. ** Okay. I thought I would turn the blog into a Xmas Wonderland this weekend. It seems like the least I can try to do, you know? What with nowadays being nowadays and everything. Anyway, that’s your local to-do, and I’ll see you on Monday.