Michael Hayden (artist)
Michael Hayden (born January 15, 1943) is a Canadian artist who is noted for his artworks incorporating neon lighting. He preferred to use the term 'products' rather than artworks.[2]
Career
[edit]Hayden was born in Vancouver, British Columbia,[3][4] the son of a designer who moved to Toronto with his family. Hayden attended the Ontario College of Art and while there created a ten-room presentation of sights, sounds, and smells, called "Mind Excursion".[5] His best-known commission is Sky's the Limit (1987) at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago's United Airlines terminal (see photograph).[1][6] Other prominent commissions include Arc en Ciel (1978),[7] which was formerly installed at Yorkdale subway station in Toronto, York Electric Murals at York University Libraries,[8][9] and Quadrille (1996),[10] which is installed on a building in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Hayden's work is in the public collections of many museums, including the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa;[11] and the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stern, Rudi (1990). Contemporary Neon. Retail Reporting Corp. ISBN 978-0-934590-37-2.
California artist Michael Hayden was selected to design a lighting sculpture synchronized with music and orchestrated with architecture. Hayden's solution, Sky's the Limit, uses 466 neon tubes and extends 744 feet.
- ^ A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
- ^ Allen, Karyn Elizabeth. "Michael Hayden". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012.
- ^ Coupe, Alison (2010). Michelin Green Guide: Canada. Michelin. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-906261-75-7.
- ^ A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
- ^ Miles, Malcolm (1997). Art, Space, and the City: Public Art and Urban Futures. Psychology Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-415-13943-4.
Among the most ambitious examples of airport art are Michael Hayden's Sky's the Limit at Chicago's United Airlines terminal...
- ^ Barr, Vilma (1992). The Best of Neon: Architecture, Interiors, Signs. Rockport Allworth Editions. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-935603-60-6.
A spectacular display of rainbow colors is produced by neon tubes in the skylight from an electronic sculpture called "Arc en ciel" by artist Michael Hayden.
- ^ Greenwood, Michael (August–September 1971). "Hayden's light/sound escalator at York University, Toronto". artscanada (158–159): 40–43.
- ^ Hayden, Michael. "Recording of musical component of Michael Hayden's York Electric Murals : original sound recording". York Digital Libraries. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Clinard, Leigh Pressley; Distl, Craig (2009). Insiders' Guide to Charlotte: 11th Edition. Globe Pequot. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-7627-5312-3.
- ^ "Michael Hayden". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Michael Hayden". torontoist.com. Torontoist. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Schiess, Christian (1994). The Light Artist Anthology: Neon and Related Media. ST Media Group International. ISBN 978-0-944094-00-6. This book includes photographs of Hayden's works and an interview with Hayden.
- Greenwood, Michael (August–September 1971). Hayden's light/sound escalator at York University, Toronto." artscanada, 158–159.
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