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Artist of the Month, May 2008
Therman Statom
(b. 1953, Winterhaven, FL)
Canyons, 66½" x 45½" x 7"
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| A prolific innovator, Therman Statom's artistic endeavors run the gamut from intimate glass houses, divided or constructed paintings, to site-specific installations and public art commissions. His assemblage approach to |
| art, utilizes his skills as a painter, glass blower, architect and teacher. Found objects such as maps or photographs mingle with blown glass vessels, glass shards and painted imagery. In the hands of Statom, seemingly disparate images come together creating a visual harmony, which encourages the viewer to consider something larger, more significant than a single object. Ladders, leaves, playing cards, evoke themes of growth, changes, and direction Statom's signature writings mark each surface, instilling a lasting sense of immediacy, as if the artist has just completed the work. |
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Statom's interest in "new ways of seeing the material" has expanded the public's understanding of the creative possibilities for the media of glass. Statom's approach to art is inclusive and inviting. When working on site-specific installations Statom will often conduct a workshop or include children in the creative process. |
| Statom says,"Experimentation with materials and art-making processes is essential. I've always
wanted my work to challenge me. In graduate school I began using plate glass constructing large-scale installations |
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on site. I found I liked working against the clock with limited materials; I was tested artistically. The installations have generated smaller glass and mixed media sculptures that I could make in the studio, typically chairs, houses, tables, ladders, rectangular boxes and most recently, branches. Even if I'm making repetitive forms I want them to confront the viewer. |
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| I'm interested in painting and developing personal content in my work. Many images have specific symbolic references and implications, which can also be emotional. I have always been interested in my work addressing the intuitive and spiritual side of people." |
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Therman Statom with gallerist Maurine Littleton
Click here for a curriculum vitae of the artist.
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We are grateful to Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington DC, for providing the materials for the Artist of the Month. All photos © Maurine Littleton Gallery.
The Artist of the Month for June will be LuChi; material provided by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York.
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last updated on 14 may 2008.
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