BOB HAOZOUS
Untitled
Circa 1990s
Dimensions: 17.5” H x 33” W x 15” D
Medium: Steel
Condition: Overall very good
Provenance:
– Artist
– Trotta-Bono Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Exhibited: Bob Haozous: A Retrospective View, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, April 4 – November 30, 2025
Illustrated: Roche, David M., et al. Bob Haozous: A Retrospective View. Heard Museum, 2025. p. 140-141.
ON HOLD
With its curling tail, upraised nose, and playful stance, Untitled suggests a friendly pet ready for a game of fetch. The piece contrasts monumentality and fragility, constructed with steel and ornamented with chain links and a drill bit as a torso, the open form echoes the artist’s ongoing meditation on endurance, adaptation, and cultural continuity. Despite the literal weight of the piece, Haozous introduces lightness and animates the figure with personality and joy, while still commenting on how the human presence can disrupt nature.