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Welcome to Art Resources Gallery
ART RESOURCES GALLERY showcases the largest and most unique collection of original artwork available in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN.
We have brought together a unique and varied group of artists that we are proud to represent. Some of the artwork that you may select from includes blown glass, oil and acrylic paintings, textiles, sculpture, mixed media, ceramics, mosaics, and much more. Our artwork is original, and we are proud to offer over forty years of custom framing experience. With two conveniently located spaces, we can pull from a wide variety of inventory to help find just the right piece of artwork for your home. We look forward to working with you!
Tim Harding is a Minnesota artist with a career spanning almost 50 years. He is an internationally renowned fiber artist and uses silk and a complex layering technique to "paint" with fabric resulting in unique wall hangings. We have had the pleasure of working with him on numerous projects throughout the years. Please enjoy our recent conversation with him!
Artist Spotlight
Tim Harding with his self-portrait made from fabric.
"I want to create objects that reflect small moments of raw beauty in the natural world."
~Tim Harding
Gold Wave Banner by Tim Harding, 14 x 56”
Can you tell us what drew you to work with fiber as your source of inspiration? As I was painting in art school, I stretched my own canvases, began shaping them, and then cutting them into pieces which I reassembled. I realized I was more interested in the canvas than the paint. I was fascinated with its intrinsic physical properties: the tactile nature, the woven grid, the pliable plane, and the deeply ingrained cultural connection to our everyday lives. There was an intimacy here that painting did not readily have. I do feel my work is still very painterly, so that was not rejected, just redirected.
My late wife and long-time collaborator, Kathy, gave me a deep appreciation of textiles, taught me to sew, and inspired me by example to create in a much more intuitive way. This career I’ve had would not have been possible without her influence.
Reflecting Sea by Tim Harding, 33 x 43”
Spring Wave Banner by Tim Harding, 16 x 48”
It has been wonderful to see your work evolve over the years. We have seen you experiment with new materials and formats that push the boundaries of fiber art. Has there ever been another medium you have wanted to explore? In art school for my fine arts major, painting was my primary emphasis. I also did some photography and silk screen printing. Techniques from these mediums have reappeared in my work periodically. Just in the last several years photography has re-emerged in my work interpreted into textile art. I’ve been actively making photographs destined for this Photo Montage Series for the last several months.
What has been one of your favorite pieces that you have created and why? Where is this piece now? I did a silk piece, Cloud Wave Kimono, about 28 years ago that paid homage to the Japanese silk dyer/painter, Itchiku Kubota, famous for his formal landscape kimonos, which I got a chance to see in person at an art museum in DC. It’s a favorite because I felt it was successful in harmonizing painterly and textile techniques in an aesthetic object that was also a functional object. It was acquired for the permanent collection at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum in DC.
If you could recreate a famous painting using silk, what painting would that be? I have been inspired by the work of Hilma af Klindt, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly, David Hockney, Chuck Close, and Jennifer Bartlett. I have paid homage to each of these influential artists in my work at various times throughout my almost 50-year career.
There’s no single painting I’d want to reproduce, except maybe a Monet Water Lilies, because of the significant impressionist movement from representation towards abstraction - where the brushstrokes are as much the content as the pond surface.
Cloud Wave Kimono, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2023
In 2012, Tim Harding completed some large-scale pieces for an independent project in Abu Dhabi. He needed a space to document the work before shipping and contacted the gallery to see if he could utilize the atrium at IMS. It was incredible to see his work on this scale. The sky is the limit with Tim’s work, and we are happy to help bring your vision into reality!
about the ‘artist spotlight’ program
One of our favorite things about working in an art gallery is the artists, themselves. There is always a story to tell in the visual work, but having thoughtful conversations with the creators is a bonus! It’s with this spirit that we introduced the ‘Artist Spotlight Program’ in our monthly newsletter during the pandemic. It was at a time when being socially distant was encouraged, and we wanted to figure out a way to stay connected! Please enjoy a few of the archived conversations, and of course, let us know if you have any questions! We are happy to help!
~The Gallery Gals
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