Bio
Lou Shamblin is a sculptor based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They received their BFA from the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Their work has been exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Rosewood Arts Center in Kettering, OH, and ShadowboxX Gallery in Waukegan, IL.
Statement
I abstract the human body through alteration of craft techniques informed by sculptural tradition. Dealing with themes of expectation, queerness, and identity, I posit: at what point is the body manipulated beyond recognition?
Recent work has combined three dimensional bobbin lace with metal structures as a balance between intricate and gestural forms. In this abstraction, steel acts as bone, and wire lace as skin. I utilize my own shed and collected hair as a sign of life.