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My work weaves a decorative impulse
into physical interpretations of various systems ranging from
anatomy to Eastern religion. The pieces look partly familiar because
parts are familiar, while the context or format is not. As a sculptor,
I exult in the possibilities of form, and attempt to create forms
that can not be easily named or located. Visual experience for me is uniquely
linked to the experience of inhabiting a body and perceiving the
world through that vehicle. In this kind of haptic visuality,
the eye functions almost as an organ of touch. I am interested
in the physicality of the world and how perceptions of that world
can be translated into a sculptural experience. Often in my sculpture
there exists a body metaphor which is confounded by the material
insistence of the elements from which the sculpture is made. The
pieces may speak of the contradictions of pleasure and pain, or
beauty and horror, and are often mediated by humor which is sometimes
perverse. Always they bring the viewer back to an awareness of
the ultimate objectness of sculpture. The form and content of my sculpture are inextricably wed and best express themselves through the use of materials. Materials having a familiar lushness and sensuality, such as human hair or glass, seduce the viewer’s eye into interacting with the sculpture. Once seduced, the viewer then negotiates a more complex interaction with the piece that may evoke memories of a physical experience. The use of tactile materials combined with organic form accentuates the visceral sensuality of the work. Drawing on the visual language of applied arts such as pottery, furniture and other decorative arts, I combine elements of a familiar "lived in" world with the unknown visual world of the internal body. The mixing of anatomical forms with decorative art forms creates a new genus of object- one which is unnameable, a kind of strange/familiar that is difficult to categorize and often difficult to describe with language. |
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Krivitsky, Kristy. "Review", Minding Glass, ArtPapers, Jan-Feb. 2001, p. 41 , illus. Zwartjes, Arend. Review" Humanoid, ArtLies, Spring 2001, p.67-68 Schlegel, Amy. "Review", Sculpture, November 1998, p. 67-69 Zimmer, William. "Flights of Creation by Women", The New York Times, February 15, 1998, p.18 Katz, Vincent. "Review", Art in America, September 1997, p 113 Canning, Susan. "Review", The New Art Examiner, April 1997, p. 48 Levin, Kim. "Critic’s Choice", The Village Voice, January 10, 1997 Burkey, Bryan. "Review", Critical Review, December 1996. (on-line magazine) Chambers, Karen. "Review", Internet ArtResources, December 1996. (on-line magazine) Koplos, Janet. "Nancy Bowen: An Inside View", Glass, #61, Winter 1995, p. 26-31 Ramljak, Suzanne. "The Art of Seduction", Sculpture, Sept.- Oct. 1995, p. 29-33 Netzer, Sylvia. "Three New York Artists: Judy Pfaff, Kiki Smith, Nancy Bowen", Neues Glas, #2, 1995 Nixon, Mignon. "Bad Enough Mother", October, #71, Winter, 1995, p. 82 Perrault, John. "The Newest Biennial: Ideas in Glass", Glass, #57, Fall 1994 Mennin, Mark. "Review", American Ceramics, vol. 11/2, Spring 1994 Koplos , Janet. "Review", Art in America, February 1994 Schwabsky, Barry. "Review", Artforum, January 1994 Raven, Arlene. "A Breed Apart", The Village Voice, November 2, 1993 Levin, Kim. "Voice Choices, The Village Voice, October 26, 1993 Filipovna, Valerie."Nancy Bowen: Visceral Sculptor", Paper Magazine, October 1993 Hackett, Regina. "Nancy Bowen", The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 20, 1992 Kangas, Matthew. "Review", Sculpture, May- June 1992 Luecking, Stephen. "Review", American Ceramics , Summer 1991 Kirshner, Judith Russi. "Review", Artforum, April 1991 Netzer, Sylvia. "Review", Glass, #41, Fall 1990 Johnson, Ken. "Review", Art in America, October 1991 Raynor, Vivien. "Two Shows: ‘Bad Girls’ and ‘Personal Visions’, The New York Times, March 4, 1990 Watkins, Eileen. "Review", The Star Ledger, March 2, 1990 Raven, Arlene. "Hallowed Hearts", The Village Voice, March 3, 1989 Raven, Arlene. "Art Throb", Lears, November 1989 Van Siclen, Bill. "Back to Body with Bowen", The Providence-Journal Bulletin, November 13, 1987 Raven, Arlene. "Review", The New Art Examiner, May 1987 Hanson, Bernard. "Master Printer, Feminist Sculpture", The Hartford Courant, January 25, 1987 Nemeczek, Alfred. "Frauenbilder aus New York", Art : Das Kunstmagazin, September 1986 Sawma, Charlotte. "Die Wilden Schwestern:Frauen Machen Frauen", Schweizer Illustriert, January 1986. Brenson, Michael. "Figurative Sculpture of the Eighties", The New York Times, June 17, 1984 Preston, Malcom. "Some on the Wall Creations", Newsday, November 1, 1984 Gerrit, Henry. "Review", ArtNews, November 1982 Fort, Susan. "Review", Arts, November 1982 Xavier, Girard. "Review", Art Press, June 1981 Henley, John. "Nancy Bowen; Scenes de la Vie Surreale", Art Press, February 1981 Leonhart, Mark. "Review", The New Art Examiner, March 1980 Haydon, Harold. "Review", The Chicago Sun Times, September 9, 1980 BOOKS: Glass Art from Urbanglass, Richard W. Yelle, Schiffer Art Books, NYC, 2000 Who’s Who in American Women 1997-98, pub. by A.N. Marquis, New Providence, NJ The Artist Project: Portraits of the Real Art World, Peter Bellamy, IN Publishing, NYC, 1991 Exposures: Women & Their Art, text by Betty Ann Brown and Arlene Raven, photos by Kenna Love, Newsage Press, Pasadena, CA., 1989
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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE: | |
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2001-present |
SUNY at Purchase, Assistant Professor, Sculpture |
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1994-present |
Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, Summer Faculty |
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2000 -2001 |
Massachusetts College of Art, Visiting Associate Professor, Sculpture |
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1994-2000 |
Columbia University, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts |
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1990-1994 |
Sarah Lawrence College, Faculty in Sculpture (half-time) |
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1990 & 1992 |
Bard College, Visiting Assistant Professor in Sculpture (half-time) |
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1988 |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Visiting Assistant Professor |
| EDUCATION: | |
| 1990 | M.F.A., Hunter College |
| 1975-78 | B.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 1973-75 | Stanford University |
| BORN: | May 25, 1955 Providence, RI |
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