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Artworks
Tim Flach British, b. 1958
Knobbed Hornbill, 2021Series: BirdsC-Type print70 x 110 cm
27 1/2 x 43 1/4 inEdition of 543 x 67 cm
16 7/8 x 26 3/8 inEdition of 10 plus 2 artist's proofsFurther images
'The breathtakingly beautiful bill of the knobbed hornbill is the result of colored pigments in the keratin coating. A bill is not a solid structure, but rather a hollow bony..."The breathtakingly beautiful bill of the knobbed hornbill is the result of colored pigments in the keratin coating. A bill is not a solid structure, but rather a hollow bony outgrowth of the skull sheathed in a thin layer of keratin—the same protein found in our fingernails. Like fingernails, this keratinous casing constantly regrows to heal nicks and scratches. Unlike us, birds can deposit colored pigments into the protein matrix as it grows."
Excerpt from "Birds", published by Abrams, 2021
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