Austin Lewis

Lewis approaches the formal constructs of sculpture through his use of found or discarded materials.  His innovative sculptures explore the interplay of space, volume and color and the boundaries between high and low art.   The resulting works offers a new vernacular and a theoretical framework through his honest treatment of his material.  Each of works on view creates an aesthetic dialogue that investigates sculpture’s historical roots while also reflecting contemporary issues of mass production and materialism.  The results are non-objective works that reveal something about the potential of his material as well as the nature of the artistic interaction with it. Lewis’s practice is therefore in direct dialogue with contemporary sculpture and current process-based art. 

"Untitled" 2025
"Untitled" 2025
"Untitled" 2025

Austin Lewis (b. 1996, Dallas) lives and works in Denton, TX.  He is received his MFA in 2025 from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Lewis’ work was selected by White Columns curator Matthew Higg’s for the exhibition “Open University” at the Dallas Contemporary last spring. 

 

"Untitled" 2025
"Untitled" 2025
"Untitled" 2025