Master of Fine Arts candidate has steel sculpture exhibition on Statesboro Campus
Master of Fine Arts candidate Kench Lott challenges depth and understanding with steel sculptures in his upcoming exhibition 鈥淢indful Escapism.鈥� The exhibition will be on view from Nov. 5 through 30 at the Center for Art and Theatre鈥檚 University Gallery on the 糖心Vlog Statesboro Campus. A public reception will be Friday, Nov. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery.
Lott creates visual paradoxes to generate a mindful form of escapism by working with basic materials such as hollow steel piping and solid steel rods. Lott鈥檚 intent with his works is to divert the viewer鈥檚 attention away from the distractions of society by challenging their understanding of space and depth.
鈥淢y installations act as a catalyst to focus a viewer鈥檚 attention to that which is directly in their field of view,鈥� 聽Lott said. 鈥淭he structures are visually confusing and sometimes create impossible visual paradoxes that must be studied and contemplated by the viewer.鈥�
Jason Hoelscher, the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art gallery director in Statesboro, said Lott does a great job of commanding a space with a minimalistic approach.
鈥淟ott鈥檚 work for years now has explored issues of just how much presence can be created with open spaces,鈥� Hoelscher said. 鈥淩ather than commanding a gallery space with large forms or heavy mass, Kench has zeroed in on how to command space with little more than slivers of form and the shadows they cast. The work becomes less about itself as an object and more a prompt for paying attention to everything going on around it.鈥�
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One of Lott’s steel sculptures.