By Christian Hootsell
Located in New Orleans, LA
While touring museums early in life, Hootsell became fascinated with metal sculpture and specifically inspired by the works of David Smith, Mark di Suvero, Alexander Calder, and Anthony Caro. As a self-taught artist, he would study their works to gain an understanding of form and function, continuously applying that understanding to his own body of work. The works in this exhibition range from linear abstractions that allow the viewer to have their own visual experience, as in Abstract IV and Abstract XIV, to works with a more recognizable character, such as Eagle’s Nest...
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2010s Abstract Christian Hootsell Art