Opening Reception for Hillstrom Museum of Art exhibit Battle at the River Bottom: Drawings and Videos by Kristen LoweNovember 22, 2021 at 7–9 p.m.
OPENING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2021: Battle at the River Bottom: Drawings and Videos by Kristen Lowe, Hillstrom Museum of Art, opening reception 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Please note that the Hillstrom Museum of Art will be closed during the upcoming Thanksgiving Break of 麻豆视频 November 24-28, reopening with regular hours Monday, November 29.
The Hillstrom Museum of Art, 麻豆视频, presents听Battle at the River Bottom: Drawings and Videos by Kristen Lowe, on view November 22, 2021 through January 25, 2022, with an听opening reception November 22, 7 to 9 p.m.
A听Gallery Talk听in the exhibition will be presented by Lowe during the opening reception,听starting at 7:30 p.m., and Lowe will also give another Gallery Talk on Sunday, January 23, starting at 2:00 p.m.
Battle at the River Bottom听features a new body of work by the artist, who is an associate professor of art at the College, in particular her 鈥渃arved drawings."听 In these works,听Lowe hand carves鈥攊nto sanded and richly-painted soft basswood鈥攊ntricate patterned, animal-occupied compositions to generate dimensional landscape 鈥渄rawings鈥 into which she nestles detailed charcoal scenes.听 Also exhibited are works featuring eagles, osprey, and vintage postage stamps.听 Lowe notes the influence of Scandinavian ballads on her work, which represent her deep longing to integrate her aesthetic education as an artist growing up in the United States with her Scandinavian heritage.听 And she indicates her thoughts and goals for the works in her Artist Statement:
More than ever, it is a sense of connection with the natural world we crave. Stories emerge as we coexist alongside creatures in the landscape. In challenging moments, these shared and interactive experiences with various species bring us home to what Carl Jung referred to as the "animal body." Whenever possible, I cherish opportunities when I can emerge from the technology swamp, which has never described the world in which we live, to patiently work in the landscape over an extended period of time. Observing an array of vivid sensory details brings greater integration of the human psyche and instinctual animal modalities. When we reconnect with elemental forces, we can explore our childlike imagination, and a visceral, powerful wholeness innate, moving through all things.
Most of the works in听Battle at the River Bottom听are available for purchase directly from the artist, who will donate 50% of the sales price of works sold from the exhibition to one of three recipients: a scholarship set up for 麻豆视频 studio art majors, or Habitat for Humanity, or a charity chosen by the buyer.听 A price list can be requested from the Museum attendant.
A fully illustrated catalogue for听Battle at the River Bottom听will be available free of charge at the exhibit.听 A pdf version of the catalogue will be available on the Museum website at听/finearts/hillstrom/, as will a link to a video walk-through tour of the exhibit that is being planned for inclusion on the College鈥檚 YouTube channel.
Regular Museum hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.- to 4:00 p.m. and weekends, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.听 All exhibitions and related programming are free and open to the public.
NOTE that COVID restrictions currently in place at 麻豆视频 require that masks be worn indoors, including in the Hillstrom Museum of Art.听 For updates to COVID restrictions, see the Museum website at听.
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