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Timothy J. Gerberich


Tim & Colt 1998


Tim at camera shop


Tim's Farmhouse 1998

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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  >

Drawing 1993
Drawing 1993

Drawing 1995
Drawing 1995

 

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

In 1981 my older brother Tim suffered a massive head injury in a car accident. He was with four friends when the driver, fumbling for a cassette tape, hit a bridge railing. The car was impaled, and the railing impaled my brother, who was the only one injured in the crash. He was 22 years old. The injuries to his head were so vast, that neurosurgeons had to remove almost half of his left-brain. They weren't very optimistic about the quality of life.

He survived

For the next 23 years, Tim loved and laughed, leaving the doctors baffled and impressed. After several reconstructive surgeries and years of debilitating effects, Tim moved back to the Iowa home we grew up in, and was cared for by my amazing parents.

He is a miracle

Tim perpetually inspires my life and art. He was a born creator and became an artist loaded with innovation and charisma. He was earning a master's degree at Cal Arts when the accident occurred. The reproductions of Tim's work before his head injuries illustrate his promising career.

The trauma to his left brain devastated many of the motor activities to his right side, but Tim triumphed, continuing 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