Therman Statom: Outside the Box

August 1, 2009 – July 25, 2010

Working in the large scale of RAM’s Windows project is no challenge for Therman Statom. Throughout his career this artist has challenged his audience to look at glass as a medium suitable for sculpture and room-sized installation art. Statom is internationally known for his large-scale works that combine glass, paint and found materials to create visually exciting environments.

Therman Statom's interest in studio glass began as a student in the 1970s at the Rhode Island School of Design. Throughout his career, Statom has pushed the boundaries of his medium by challenging his audience to look at glass in new and interesting ways. He is a pioneer in the use of glass as a material for sculpture and room-size installation art. Statom’s works can be found in major museum collections across the US, including: the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art (Atlanta) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Racine Art Museum.

MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITION 

Exhibition Notes (pdf)

Installation image of Therman Statom: Outside the Box

Photography: Jessica Zalewski, Milwaukee

This exhibition is made possible by: Presenting Sponsors – Karen Johnson Boyd and William B. Boyd, RAM Society Members, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., The Hearst Foundation, Inc. and Windgate Charitable Foundation; Gold Sponsors – Racine United Arts Fund and Wisconsin Arts Board; Silver Sponsors –  Helen Bader Foundation, Racine Community Foundation, Inc., Racine County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Walker Forge, Inc.; Bronze Sponsors – Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Midwest Contemporary Glass Art Group and Target