Jim Dine has been called a pop artist, although his aesthetic is far more within the tradition of Abstract Expressionism, Dada and Neo-Surrealists. There is a theatrical quality in his work in the dramatic placement of actual objects, either attached to the painted surface or placed before it to set up an interaction among the elements. In the mid-sixties, he made a number of free-standing cast aluminum and, in the following decade, he began producing works in series. In the 1980s, his interest in objects evolved towards the creation of sculpture. In 2008, Jim Dine inaugurated a nine meter high bronze statue depicting a walking Pinocchio, named Walking to Borås.

Portrait Photo by Hasse Ferrold