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Nate Lowman — Outdoor Sculpture (Bullethole #1)
Nate Lowman

Outdoor Sculpture (Bullethole #1)

Nate Lowman's *Outdoor Sculpture (Bullethole #1)* presents a silkscreened bullet hole on an aluminum panel, conflating the language of public monument with the marks of urban violence. The work's industrial material and deceptively simple imagery evoke themes of mortality, American gun culture, and the scars embedded in everyday life. By elevating a mundane symbol of destruction into the realm of sculpture, Lowman challenges the boundaries between fine art and the rough realities of contemporary society.

Medium
silkscreen on aluminum

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 13, 2014

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Nate Lowman, Outdoor Sculpture (Bullethole #1)

Nate Lowman's *Outdoor Sculpture (Bullethole #1)* presents a silkscreened bullet hole on an aluminum panel, conflating the language of public monument with the marks of urban violence. The work's industrial material and deceptively simple imagery evoke themes of mortality, American gun culture, and the scars embedded in everyday life. By elevating a mundane symbol of destruction into the realm of sculpture, Lowman challenges the boundaries between fine art and the rough realities of contemporary society.

Medium
silkscreen on aluminum
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark Mood, Sculpture Reference, Aluminum, Street Culture, Male Artist, Provocative Mood, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Industrial Materials, Violence Imagery, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Silkscreen, Pop Art, Political Commentary, 21st Century, Bullet Hole Imagery, Monochromatic

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