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Mechanical Paradise Art and the Automobile
When she heard that Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles would be at the Frist, Lory Lockwood wanted to exhibit in Nashville at the same time. She thought about calling guest curator of the Frist exhibit Ken Gross, but, as fate would have it, she ran into him at the beach in Florida. He was judging the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance car show, and she was looking for subjects to photograph and paint. He could not arrange a show for her, but The Rymer Gallery liked the idea of showing her paintings while Sensuous Steel is here.
Artist painting a Corvette commission called Dream Cruisin'
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Lockwood paints automobiles and motorcycles in a hyper-photorealistic style that focuses on chrome reflections, bright, saturated colors, and abstract patterns. Her interests range from vintage, exotic, and classic autos like Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Mercedes Benz to bikes such as Harley-Davidson, Gilera, and custom choppers. According to Lockwood, “Mechanical objects have always fascinated me. Knives, silver cups, and ornaments were my favorite subjects in early still life paintings. They had sharp, clean edges, shiny surfaces, and were reflective. I also began to work from photos, Cord Cabriolet, 2013, Acrylic on canvas, 44” x 56” and my style became super-realistic. One day I was photographing the bark of a sycamore tree and turned around to see it reflected in an automobile. The tree morphed into beautiful and strange abstract shapes seen in the paint, the chrome, and the two colors of the window. I was hooked.” Mechanical Paradise: Art and the Automobile by Lory Lockwood opens with the 5th Avenue of the Arts Art Crawl on Saturday, June 1, and will be on display through June 29 at The Rymer Gallery, 233 5th Avenue North. For more information, visit www.therymergallery.com or www.lorylockwood.com.
The Award Is Art Every year, the Tennessee Arts Commission chooses a prominent Tennessee artist to create the award that will be presented to each recipient of the Governor’s Arts Awards.
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The 2013 Award was created by William Ralston of Bell Buckle, a sculptor who has worked in stone, metal, and wood for 45 years. He used 455-million-year-old Bigby-Cannon limestone excavated from the Tennessee Residence to fashion the small vessels, which are based on the artist’s larger birdbaths. The bird perched on the edge was made from pink marble Ralston collected in East Tennessee. He said he hopes the award “induces a spirit of reflection or contemplation in those who see them.” The Tennessee Arts Commission established the Governor’s Arts Awards in 1971 to recognize individuals and organizations that make extraordinary contributions to the arts. To view this year’s winners, visit www.tn.gov/arts/artsawards. For more information on William Ralston, visit www.williamralstonsculpture.com.
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