NSS Community Exhibition: The National Sculpture Society in Texas and Oklahoma
The diversity of material and subject matter includes artworks in bronze, aluminum, steel, ceramic, gypsum, stone, wood and resin, featuring animal and human portraiture as well as fantasy and sea-based subject matter.
The show highlights a variety of art, styles, and interests of the Texas and Oklahoma NSS Community. Allison Streett, from Crowley, TX, hopes her sculpture sparks a dialogue amongst gallery visitors on the topic of art. "One of the functions of art that most interests me is its ability to make space for conversations," says Streett. "According to Leo Tolstoy, this communication through art 'is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feeling, and indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of individuals and of humanity.' It is my hope and privilege to participate in this process through the work of my hands." Jimmy Hill, from Azle, TX, is an award-winning musician as well as an accomplished visual artist. Through sculpture, painting and song writing, Hill explores the depths of the human experience. "Art for me is staying in every moment, letting go for dear life, and when you are inspired to create something, you use the mediums that you have on hand." Wood carver, Michelle Crider, explores the patterns she finds in the extraordinary -- and the ordinary -- environs of her hometown of Weatherford, TX. "I see abstract shapes and movement in nature and try to express that through design with wood. I have experimented with other mediums but like the organic nature of wood." The assortment of subject matter and media exhibited accurately represents the diverse backgrounds and disciplines of NSS Community members.
The diversity of material and subject matter includes artworks in bronze, aluminum, steel, ceramic, gypsum, stone, wood and resin, featuring animal and human portraiture as well as fantasy and sea-based subject matter.
The show highlights a variety of art, styles, and interests of the Texas and Oklahoma NSS Community. Allison Streett, from Crowley, TX, hopes her sculpture sparks a dialogue amongst gallery visitors on the topic of art. "One of the functions of art that most interests me is its ability to make space for conversations," says Streett. "According to Leo Tolstoy, this communication through art 'is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feeling, and indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of individuals and of humanity.' It is my hope and privilege to participate in this process through the work of my hands." Jimmy Hill, from Azle, TX, is an award-winning musician as well as an accomplished visual artist. Through sculpture, painting and song writing, Hill explores the depths of the human experience. "Art for me is staying in every moment, letting go for dear life, and when you are inspired to create something, you use the mediums that you have on hand." Wood carver, Michelle Crider, explores the patterns she finds in the extraordinary -- and the ordinary -- environs of her hometown of Weatherford, TX. "I see abstract shapes and movement in nature and try to express that through design with wood. I have experimented with other mediums but like the organic nature of wood." The assortment of subject matter and media exhibited accurately represents the diverse backgrounds and disciplines of NSS Community members.
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