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June Issue 2009
Hodges Taylor
Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Features Figurative Works by Bob Trotman
Hodges
Taylor Gallery in Charlotte, NC, will present the exhibit, Here's
Looking at You: Figurative Art by Bob Trotman, on view from
June 16 through Aug. 15, 2009. Concurrent with his show at the
Mint Museum of Art, on view through Nov. 14, 2009, we will spotlight
his working drawings in addition to his sculptures.
With a background in
philosophy and literature and, through many years as a furniture
maker, a relationship with wood, Trotman brings a unique perspective
to the world of contemporary figurative sculpture. "I see
my efforts in relation to the vernacular traditions of the carved
religious figures, ships' figureheads, and the so-called 'show
figures' of the nineteenth century," says Trotman.
Trotman's contemporary show figures present a "narrative
of corporate human relations - subjects confronted with dilemmas
they can neither escape nor understand. Ultimately my story is
about rigidity, I think, whether corporate or otherwise, and wood,
the very stuff of 'woodenness', serves me well to tell the tale."
For further info
check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
704/334-3799 or visit (www.hodgestaylor.com).
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