TORY COWLES
About the Artist
Tory’s pieces reflect how she sees the world - used, gritty, dangerous, but also unexpected, new, interesting and beautiful. She wants to see the raw character of stuff. When juxtaposed, aspects are transformed. Her work is about the fierce joy in life despite everything.
Tory’s work evolves from an abstract expressionist process without a preconceived idea of where the work is going. She responds to the materials and the composition as directly, spontaneously and honestly as she can. She tries to make a symphony of colors, shapes and textures which gives her joy and moves her visually the way music moves her auditorily.
She has a background in carpentry, stonewall building, interior decorating, and woodworking. Tory, alongside her husband, runs Nick’s Organic Farm, and much of her materials for her sculptures and jewelry come from old roofing and other objects found on the farm.
For more information please visit: www.torycowles.com or follow her on Instagram @ToryCowles.
S1274, Corrugated roofing, acrylic paint, shutter, antique sari material, wire and beads, 62” x 36” x 4”
S1293, industrial aisle marker, mill ends, shutter with antique sari material, red wood mold, wooden block with fabric, 45” x 40” x 12”
S1283, Window, epoxy, found objects,
S1297, 3 electric lights and a switch, blocks, fabrics, acrylic paint, wallpaper, 72” x 30” x 10”
S973, Fabric, corrugated roofing, electrical wire, switch, lights, 36” x 72” x 6”
S1294, Pressed metal ceiling tile, fabric, soap, wire, glass African beads, 27” x 28” x 4”
S1261, Chicken wire, blown out truck tire, black tags, 72” x 46” x 18