Environmental Reflections

Walker Fine Art Gallery

Theresa Clowes creates abstract landscapes with ephemeral thread, discarded objects, translucent light, and opaque shadows. Her most recent work is driven by curiosity around the data and history of the Colorado River. Landscape oil paintings highlight the complicated and strange predicament of having too much water and not enough at the same time. Collaborating with Environmental Scientists from The University of Colorado Mountain Research Station, Clowes’ sculptures visually represent collected water data through suspended recycled glass. This visual articulation transforms essential data about our water supply and makes it visually accessible to the general public. Rather than dwell in this ominous quandary, Clowes’ work incorporates ideas about interconnected relationships through both material and concept. This work is a metaphor addressing global warming, our human impact, and the possibility of equilibrium and reciprocity with our environment.