Tape art
Tape art is a contemporary art practice in which pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is used as a primary medium to create two- and three-dimensional works on floors, walls, windows and other supports.[1] Approaches range from site-specific floor installations in coloured vinyl (for example Jim Lambie’s recurring work Zobop, begun in 1999)[2][3][4] to masking-tape murals and interventions in public space,[5] translucent packing-tape portraiture mounted on light boxes,[6][7] and clear-tape sculptural casting.[8] As a distinct practice it has been traced to late-1980s collaborative projects by the Providence-based Tape Art crew (1989) and became visible in museum and gallery contexts in the late 1990s and 2000s.[9][10][11][12] Tape artists such as Max Zorn show their work at art fairs including Art Basel Miami[13].
Characteristics
Tape art can be installed quickly and almost silently, making it suitable for small or temporary urban art projects. No masking or covering is necessary. Tape is relatively easy to handle, and can be applied to various surfaces, such as stone, asphalt, wood, aluminum, sandwich panels or glass. Interior installations work just as well as exterior ones. Unlike spray paint art, tape art can be removed easily without leaving a permanent mark.
Materials for tape art vary depending on which tape is being used. Tape art can use duct tape, packing tape, masking tape or other products. Unlike traditional paintings and sculptures, tape art can be applied anywhere, including the doors, ceilings and floors of galleries. Duct tape can be used to construct three-dimensional sculptures.[14][15]
Gallery
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"Exit to..."- packing Tape art portrait of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin by Berlin-based tape artist Slava Ostap. Brown packing tape on light-box. 2017. -
Impala antelopes by Tape Over, created with duct tape and masking tape -
abstract wave by Tape Over Berlin -
Portable Tornado, a three-dimensional tape art installation by Slava Ostap, Berlin 2014 -
Tape art by Pauline Fillioux -
Packing tape art created by Slava Ostap
Artists
- Slava Ostap
- Max Zorn (artist)
- Mark Khaisman
- Achim Zeman
- Motorefisico
References
- ^ "Tape Art". Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "ZOBOP". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Jim Lambie". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Color Chart: Footage from the installation of ZOBOP! at MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Berkowitz, Joe (9 May 2013). "This Graffiti Made Of Tape Will Hold Your Attention". Fast Company. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Cooperstein, Paige (14 February 2014). "An Artist Made These Incredible Portraits Out Of Packing Tape". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Dutch Master Max Zorn paints with packing tape". CBS News. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Quinlan, Adriane (23 July 2006). "That's Mark Jenkins All Over: Street Artist Reproduces Himself in Tape Throughout the District". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Tape Art". Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Tape Art: The Brooks Out in Memphis". Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "ZOBOP". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Jim Lambie". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Vogel, Evelyn (2015-03-24). "Ab in die Kiste". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Ostap about tape art".
- ^ Graffiti Company Belgium
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