Artist Hyland Mather is known for his constructivist and geometric assemblage of found objects, which he refers to as “lost objects.” These items are used in mediums such as mural painting, works on paper and canvas, and works in steel, light and sound.
Mather has teamed with ALPLA, a global manufacturer and recycler of innovative packaging solutions, for a new art project in Atlanta. In the joint venture, Mather created Nice Time, a large-scale art piece in Midtown Atlanta’s Colony Square.
Installed against a large wall in The Grove, a pocket park located at the intersection of 14th and Juniper Streets, the three-dimensional installation is made exclusively with plastics discovered by Mather throughout Atlanta, as well as type 1, 2 and 5 recyclable plastics collected by ALPLA employees.
Nice Time was inspired by a Portuguese expression, “If you don’t have dogs, you have to hunt with cats,” which captures the ingenuity and thrift that farmers use in getting a job done even when answers aren’t easy to find.
“Nice Time is about the time we live in,” Mather said. “For all of the incredibly challenging obstacles ahead of us, humans are amazing. Right now, despite all of the injustices, protests, and concerns, we still live on a magnificent planet in an awe-inspiring time. This piece is about the moment, with the hope of an even brighter future.”
Mather’s art piece will be on display at the Midtown mixed-use destination throughout the summer.
Photo: Artist Hyland Mather is installing his Nice Time at The Grove park in midtown Atlanta. Photo by Isabel Pennington
