Glenn Downing: Western Landscapes
May 28 - July 16,2022
From Box 13 Artspace:
"Looking out the windshield of my 59 Ford pickup, driving west on Highway 66. Mesas and red rock country. Old adobes and hogans; wood rotting in the sun. Mustangs, owls, buffalos and javelina hog. Rusted cars up on blocks. Signs and more signs. Cactus, agave and ocotillo blooming. Mexican Hat, Chinle, Pie Town and Gallup, towns with names that are found in songs. Cowboys and Indians; Hop a Long Cassidy and Crazy Horse. When the Legends Die and House Made Of Dawn. Legends and myths live together with everyday people.
Even though I have traveled all over the world I have returned to Waco and live close to where I was bought up. My father was a farmer who started a street paving business so I began my life doing all sorts of manual labor. I worked alongside men with little or no formal education; men who grew up using their hands and got where they were in life by just working themselves to death. These men were a little bit crazy; they approached life on their own terms. They were individuals; not always correct in their talk or their manners but willing to get the job done and get on with life. As I got older I became one of those men. "
Reception: May 28, 2022 | 1-5 pm
BOX13 Art Space
6700 Harrisburg Blvd.
Houston, TX 77001
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