His early work reminds one of geometric architectural structures, appearing visually dense and resistant. Since moving into The Limeworks, a conical shaped house, in Kent, in 2017, circular forms have dominated his more recent work.
Queen differs from his early sculptures. It is organic and curvilinear in form, light in both its appearance and material. The cut-out holes in the aluminium are soft in their shape and function as gentle windows into the heart of the sculpture. Queen belongs to his series Sculpture Near Distance, made for Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, in Yorkshire.
Lowe describes his process of making sculptures as “more like a collage than construction.” In a video that accompanies his exhibition, Lowe can be seen in his studio, rolling out aluminium sheets like soft dough. The sculpture fabrication is spontaneous, and his artistic eye responds to how each piece fits together.
Queen is a malleable sculpture; malleable in the way it was constructed, but also malleable to its surroundings. The aluminium edges fold around one another like arms cradling a secret, enticing the viewer to walk around the sculpture in a circular motion, interacting with its playfulness, and reflect and respond to its settings.
Image: Jeff Lowe, Queen, 2022, painted aluminium, 320 cm x 204.5 cm x 201 cm.
Courtesy and ©Jeff Lowe, Paul Murphy (photography), Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden and Renée Pfister Art & Gallery Consultancy, 2022.
Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, Sculpture Near Distance curated by Jon Wood, until 13 May 2023.
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