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Indepth Arts News:
"Truman Lowe: Remembrance, a Site-Specific Installation"
2001-06-03 until 2001-08-19
Madison Art Center
Madison, WI,
USA United States of America
The Madison Art Center presents a site-specific installation by
Truman Lowe June 3 through August 19, 2001. Using wood as a
primary material, Lowe creates sculptures that reference the myths
and stories of his Ho-Chunk heritage. Based on the Woodlands
landscape, his work explores the patterns of nature as it responds to
generations of human intervention. Lowe's installation for the
Madison Art Center will consist of four large-scale elements including
an architecturally inspired structure and several new wall reliefs.
Lowe's recent work demonstrates a heightened sensitivity to the
natural environment and deepening sense of place. Over the past
decade his focus has shifted from exquisitely crafted objects to
temporary installations created in response to indoor or outdoor
sites. The artist has remarked, As a woodland Indian, I can't ignore
my environment . . . that's what my work reflects.
Truman Lowe has exhibited at major native and non-native venues
both nationally and internationally. These include the Heard Museum
in Phoenix, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western
Art in Indianapolis, the National Gallery of Art in Ottawa, Ontario, and
the White House Sculpture Garden. Lowe has taught at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison for over 25 years.
Truman Lowe: Remembrance was organized by the Madison Art
Center. Major funding has been provided by the Dane County
Cultural Affairs Commission with additional funds from the Madison
Community Foundation and Overture Foundation. Additional funding
has been provided by The Art League of the Madison Art Center;
the Madison Art Center's 2001-2002 Sustaining Benefactors; and a
grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of
Wisconsin. IMAGE:
Truman Lowe
maquette for untitled sculpture, 2001
courtesy the artist
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