sam losavio: balance

sep 5 - 28, 2023

FIRST WEDNESDAY OPENING: sep 5, FROM 6 - 9PM

ARTICULATE ARTIST TALK: SUNDAY, sep 10, AT 4PM.

NORMAL GALLERY HOURS: TUE - SUN, 12PM - 6PM

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Over the last thirty years, Sam Losavio’s work has explored “the interplay between opposing visual elements and eccentric asymmetrical compositions.” Primarily focused on form, his work is deeply influenced by science and a process that celebrates intuition and discovery as an end in itself. Employing humble, ordinary materials, Losavio’s work embraces the complex relationship between creation and destruction.

“In making sculptures and drawings there is one tenet above all others that I try to follow. That is, the whole of a work is greater than the sum of its parts. In complex compositions this is difficult to accomplish but when achieved, the work has a presence that is unique and compelling. The act of making something by hand has meaning. I am drawn to simple techniques, commonplace materials, use mostly hand tools and intentionally leave the making process visible to the viewer. This last practice imbues forms and images with a sense that they are in the process of realization; there are possibilities yet to be revealed.” - Losavio

His work has been exhibited across the southeast United States, including, most recently, a solo exhibition of drawings and sculpture at the LASM (2017-2018). He has been awarded artist fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts twice and once from the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art.

A born-and-raised native of Baton Rouge, LA, after earning his MFA from Louisiana State University (“LSU”), Losavio served as an assistant professor of art at LSU, the University of Florida, and Loyola University (New Orleans, LA) from 1982 until 1994. After stepping away from his career in the classroom in 1994, he joined the staff of the Louisiana Art & Science Museum (“LASM”) and served as its Assistant Director until retiring in 2018.

This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Rosemary Goodell, David Horton, & Christy Diniz-Liffmann. All works from these artists are on view, free of charge, during regular gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) from Aug 1 - 31, 2023.