April – June 2017
An exhibit composed of five totemic sculptures created by sculptor Robert Rohm. These works are meant to serve as a stand-in for the human figure. The artist viewed the figure as a container or cage that held the spirit. This exhibit was curated by Mackenzie Nichols, Centre College Art History Major,’17.
Curator's Statement
“Rohming Around: Untitled Works by Robert Rohm” is an exhibition composed of five totemic sculptures created by the sculptor, Robert Rohm. These totemic works are meant to serve as a stand-in for the human figure. The artist viewed the figure as a container or cage that held the spirit. He noted, “The origin of each piece is my attempt to make manifest my thoughts and visions generated by my inner life, my ongoing process of learning to quiet the mind and my struggle to achieve what can be referred to as the Buddhist ‘states of being’.” These modern, abstract sculptures were constructed using industrial materials such as steel, mesh, and encaustic paint.
-Mackenzie Nichols, ’17
Centre College Senior Art History Major