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Whiten does not consider himself an artist but an "image maker who also creates cultural objects" and to this end, has studied Zen
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play, and which can include a broom, shovel, pickaxe, rolling pin, rocking horse, tricycle, and sled, are meant to take the viewer to another place. He considers the transcendental a key to his work. Whiten has used the human skull in his art since the 1970s. Rather than the skull representing
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Tim Whiten's work has often been shown in solo exhibitions at the Olga Korper
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Stones, bones and skin : ritual and shamanic art
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Ordinary magic: aspects of ritual in contemporary art
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1271:18 Illuminations: Contemporary Art and Light
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420:"Collection Showcase: Tim Whiten"
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340:A Dictionary of Canadian Artists
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813:"Transcendental artifacts"
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762:"Interview: Tim Whiten"
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