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February 21st, 2014 – Bob Lockhart “Untitled”
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Whether it’s wood, bronze, clay or oil pencil, Lockhart is well known for his highly individual style that blends humor, irony, and fantasy to unsettle our usual view of the world and of art itself. In his most recent collection of drawings, Lockhart continues his life-long fascination with the humorous and the irreverent, and the absurd, by stretching the limits of imagination with a vibrant, colorful never-never land where a fish can swim out of a man’s necktie, and ferns can grow into fingers.
Lockhart’s own artistic roots can be traced to the renowned Hairy Who of Chicago, a group of highly creative artists with whom he studied, who forged a reputation for creating cartoony worlds of humor, irreverence, and fantasy to comment on the human condition. “Creativity comes from being frustrated by the things we see in the world around us,” says Lockhart, who taught at Bellarmine University for more than 40 years. “Art is a way of getting those feelings out, of expressing those frustrations.”
Lockhart attended the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 1964, MFA 1966). His drawings are represented in major museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago. His sculptures are in the collections of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, the Louisville Zoo, and Bellarmine University, among others. Lockhart established the art department at Bellarmine University in 1967 and taught there until 2010. Now a professor emeritus, Lockhart continues to teach in Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
“Musings,” a solo exhibit of Lockhart’s recent drawings and clay sculptures will open November 20 at Pyro Gallery, 909 East Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. An opening reception for the artist will be held on February 21 from 5-9 p.m. Lockhart will also give an artist’s gallery talk at Pyro Gallery on March 15 at Noon. The public is invited.
Bob Lockhart is a participating artist in Art [squared], LVAA’s “anonymous art” exhibition/sale showcasing the work of 200+ artists. March 15, 10am–1pm, PUBLIC gallery. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Fine Art Classes program.
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