Portrait Head Paintbrush Tree

Copied Mr. Imagination (Gregory Warmack), Portrait Head Paintbrush Tree, 1991, mixed media: bottlecaps, paintbrushes, and paint on wood, 65 1822 3418 34 in. (165.457.847.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum Purchase, 1992.10

Artwork Details

Title
Portrait Head Paintbrush Tree
Date
1991
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
65 1822 3418 34 in. (165.457.847.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Mediums Description
mixed media: bottlecaps, paintbrushes, and paint on wood
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure — head
  • Fantasy
  • Portrait group
  • Object — foliage
Object Number
1992.10

Artwork Description

Mr. Imagination created sculptures from discarded bottle caps, paintbrushes, pieces of wood, and industrial sandstone. The regal heads in many of his sculptures were inspired by a vision the artist had in which he looked in the mirror and “had a flash of myself in a regal outfit with a crown or some type of headdress on.” His sculptures often resemble trees or totems, and in this piece, bottle caps blanket a tower of wood, topped with a cluster of paintbrush heads.

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