Heather Sheehan

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Full Name	Heather Sheehan
Occupation	Artist
Date Of Birth	Dec 9, 1961(1961-12-09)
Age	63
Birthplace	Mount Vernon
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Heather Sheehan Biography

Heather Sheehan is one of the most popular and richest Artist who was born on December 9, 1961 in Mount Vernon, New York, United States. Heather Sheehan, an American artist, was born December 9, 1961. She currently lives and works in Cologne. She combines elements from sculpture, installation and performance with black and white photography in her work. Her work is focused on the creation and presentation of individual mythologies.

Sheehan designed beings for Visitors and Other Beings (2011) in Siegburg. They range from gigantics two meters tall to small forms of existence that one wants to protect. These creatures, although they look like cuddly animals and are made from textiles, they appear creepy and alien. The accompanying photos reinforce this impression. These panels, which have been greatly enlarged, are very suggestive. The plush toy seems to be able to make out the human figure. The observer is able to witness the process of moulting. (in german: Hierfur hat die Kunstlerin zum Rasierer gegriffen und den Pluschstoff auf den Kunstharzgesichtern teilweise entfernt, teilweise zu Frisur und Augenbrauen geformt. In starker Vergrosserung wirken diese Tafeln auf ihre Weise suggestiv: Die menschliche Gestalt scheint aus der Pluschpuppe hervorzubrechen. Der Betrachter wird zum Zeugen eines Hautungsprozessses.)

For the exhibition alighting (2015), for example, Sheehan produced a video entitled alighting on the river, which mirrors the two main themes in the history of the city of Augsburg, namely the textile manufacturing and the river Lech, which flows through Augsburg. A woman in a plain dress walks barefoot, each step slow and deliberate, along a river bank. She wears a white kerchief and puts down under a willow, the coarse linen sack and black stone which she carried in her arms like a child or her own soul. Then, she turns her back to the viewer of the black-and-white video and steps into the water which soon reaches her thighs. Cut. The next scene shows nothing but water, the rushing river. The End. (in German: Eine Frau in einem schlichten Kleid geht barfuß, jeder Schritt langsam und tastend, an einem Flussufer entlang. Sie trägt ein weißes Kopftuch und legt unter einer Weide den Sack aus grobem Leinen und den schwarzen Stein ab, den sie wie ein Kind oder ihre Seele in den Armen trug. Dann dreht sie dem Betrachter des in Schwarz-Weiß gedrehten Videos den Rücken zu und schreitet ins Wasser, das ihr bald bis zu den Oberschenkeln reicht. Schnitt. Die nächste Einstellung zeigt nichts als Wasser, den dahinströmenden Fluss. Ende.)

She installed the ingredients to make 2000kg of rice pudding for the exhibition Soulfood 2003 at the Fuhrwerkswaage, Cologne. The three-dimensional configuration consisted of two open cubes and one hanging bag. This combination is not only comfort food but also essential for the basic nutrition of large numbers of people: […]. (in german: […] sie verbindet den Purismus des ausgeraumten Nutzraumes mit dem Minimalismus moderner Positionen zur Aura eines Stillebens mutterlicher Fursorge.)

Heather Sheehan Net Worth

Heather Sheehan is one of the richest Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Heather Sheehan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sheehan attended the Parsons School of Design in New York and the New School of Social Research. She lived and worked in New York City until 1994. After that, she moved to Cologne.

Sheehan created Under the Skin (2001) a type of breeding station for the Lehmbruck Museum. In which entities were mutually isolated in transparent plastic and fed by tubes, they could be investigated for scientific purposes. They were soft and slimy, still maturing or not fully finished. She also created a video called Single Opening in which she played the role of Professor Dr. Nurse. In it, she explained that the creatures were the result of the recreation a monotreme (which she calls Maboutae). It has one major economic advantage: it only has one body opening, and it produces special milk. She mocks them by calling them an absurd research focus, and their amateurish ideas about genetic engineering and its potential economic benefits. (in German:Sarkastisch karikiert sie damit abseitige Forschungsschwerpunkte und unsere laienhaften Vorstellungen von den Moglichkeit der Gentechnik und deren okonomischen Vorteilen.)

The exhibition was opened by a performance in which Sheehan – encased in a hessian sack – crawls into the room to gradually free herself from this cover. The main part of the exhibition was conceived around self-staged, photographic, self-portrait in black and white photography, in which she deals physically with themes such as birth, stillbirth, loss, healing and transformation.

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Top Facts about Heather Sheehan

1. Heather Sheehan is an American artist born in 1961.
2. She specializes in abstract expressionism and mixed media art.
3. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in New York and Paris.
4. She has received numerous awards for her art, including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.
5. She studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
6. Her artwork often explores themes of nature and spirituality.
7. She uses a variety of materials in her work, such as acrylic paint, charcoal, and collage elements.
8. Her paintings are characterized by bold colors and dynamic brushstrokes.
9. She has been featured in several publications, including Artforum and The New York Times.
10. Many of her pieces are held in private collections around the world.