May 2011

Still Waking Up

Brent Crothers graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art with an M.F.A. in 2003. His works are a collection of 55 years of ideas and materials which are chiseled, stacked, wrapped, burned, and beaten into sculpture. Each piece has its own roots and its own story. Crothers believes that we live in an interconnected web, and that it is difficult to disentangle environmental, social, humanitarian, and political issues. His sculptures are his way of wrestling with many of these problems facing humanity.

Over the past few years, Crothers has had major health issues which have altered the way he views the world. These issues have solidified his resolve to keep working, whether an idea takes minutes or years to bring to life. He is confident that progressing as an artist does not necessarily entail staying on the same path.

Visit Crothers’s website at www.brentcrothers.com.