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Rebecca Lowry

Artist Statement

In my work, I create relationships between texts, objects and actions as a means of modifying and reinforcing the associations already inherent in them.

Content, media and method are carefully selected and integrated with one another.   The resulting relationships illuminate the meaning of each component and thereby create a whole with potential for consideration of larger ideas.

Media and methods recurring in my work include: poetry, knitting, common technologies, and systems of communication.

Specific issues brought to the fore by these new juxtapositions include: specifying meaning; opening inherent associations and/or understandings to interpretation; transforming intended meaning; suggesting new associations; exposing subtexts inherent in overt communication.

I address perception of content by means of sight, sound and touch, each in its own way.   Colors, associations, and the interpretation of content inform my creations.

I consider time's continuity and discontinuity. Some ideas transcend time, some fade in a moment. A single object can carry associations tied to the present while others resonate through centuries. It's the eternal colored by the here and now.

Concerning the presence of meaning, where does meaning lie and at what point is meaning lost? There is the undeniable intrigue of knowing something hidden within, overtly revealing hidden meanings. My works render meaning wholly inaccessible while leaving suggestions of its presence.

Works currently in progress include a series of paper pieces into which Braille is shot with handguns and several audio-only pieces consisting of poetry broadcast as Morse Code.

Rebecca Lowry 2008

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Artist Bio

E D U C A T I O N

1995 - 1999

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA

Thesis completed under critic Toshiko Mori, Architect, NYC.

Degree: Master of Architecture

1990 - 1994

Boston University, College of Liberal Arts, Boston, MA, USA

Foci of study: Art History, English Literature

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Dean’s list

S E L E C T    S H O W S

2008

Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Solo Show: Not There, There



Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA.

Group Show: ¡Presente! Homenaje a la Mujer. Organized by Kathy Gallegos, Director of Avenue 50 Studio; Julissa Gómez, Amnesty International USA Field Organizer; and Liliana Herrera, AIUSA Latino Outreach Coordinator.



Los Angeles Art Show, Santa Monica, CA.

2007

gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

Group Show: Open Show. Juried by Howard Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.



Tarfest, Los Angeles, CA

Group Show: Juried by Michele Urton, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.



gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

Group Show: Crackerjack. Curated by Jay Belloli, Director of Gallery Programs, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena



The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA

Group Show: Haus Guests. Curated by William Rabe and Nena Amsler, Haus Gallery, Pasadena



gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA.

Solo Show: Text | Message.



Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA.

Group Show: Self Perceptions.



Los Angeles Art Show, Santa Monica, CA.

2006

Tarfest, Los Angeles, CA

Group Show: Juried by Peter Frank; Molly Barnes; Wesley Jessup, Pasadena Museum of California Art; Kathy Mas Gallegos, Ave 50 Studios; Sinead Finnerty-Pyne, Gallery 825/LAAA; Shane Guffogg, Pharmaka; and James Panozzo, Lawrence Asher Gallery.