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Timothy J. Gerberich

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Tim & Billy Jean

24" x 20" poloroid 1981
24" x 20" poloroid 1981

Lawn Ornament Series, CA, 1981
Lawn Ornament Series, CA, 1981  >

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Tim's drawing of Steve (from memory) 1987

Drawing 1993
Drawing 1993

Drawing 1995
Drawing 1995

Drawing 2003
Drawing 2003

 

Timothy J. Gerberich
May 21, 1957 - February 7, 2005
 

In 1981, my older and only brother Tim suffered a massive head injury when he was 22 years old. He was a passenger in a car with four friends. The driver fumbling for a cassette tape, hit a bridge railing. The car was impaled by the railing. Then the railing impaled my brother. Tim was the only one injured. These injuries to his head were so vast, that neurosurgeons removed almost half of his left-brain, leaving little optimism for life.

He survived

For twenty-three years later, he loved and laughed, leaving the neurosurgeons baffled and impressed. After reconstructive surgeries, and years of debilitating effects Tim lived back in the home in which we grew up in Iowa, and was cared for by my amazing parents.

He is a miracle

Inspiration for my life and art flows directly from Tim. Tim was a born creator and became an Artist loaded with innovation and charisma. He was attending Cal Arts for his master's degree when the accident happened. The reproductions of Tim's work before his head injuries reflect his promising Art career. Most of the line drawings here were done post-trauma. Without the use of his left brain, breaking down his ability to function with his right side, Tim continued to make Art using his left hand.

Time After Work 1980
Steve & Tim 2002
Dan, Tim & Betty Rose 2002
Tim After Work 1980
Steve & Tim 2002
Dan, Tim & Betty Rose 2002

 

Installation, CA 1981
Orange Hares, CA 1981
Installation, CA 1981
Orange Hares, CA 1981
   
Installation, CA 1981
Green Poodles, IA 1980
Installation, CA 1981
Green Poodles, IA 1980

 

Note to Steve, 1999
Note to Steve, 1999