Carolyn Lewenberg
Boston Harbor Traffic Light
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Artist's Statement
Scouting out local resources and investigating existing conditions, I make site-specific art with narratives that weave, figuratively and often literally, place with past, present, and future. In my sculpture, I am currently exploring the potential of invasive oriental bittersweet vines, and materials that may be headed for the dumpster if not incorporated into my art. My work tends to be large scale, with materials that I learn how to work with as I create. My artistic process is an activity that engages my whole creative self, mentally and physically. Intellectually, I speak to the opportunities and challenges we face in a world with rapidly changing available resources.
BiographyCarolyn Lewenberg is an artist, curator and educator who will receive her Masters in Art Teaching from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2011. She has a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture. In 2009, she was the Artist in Residence on Bumpkin Island, where she created large-scale sculpture that interpreted the islands natural and cultural history to the visiting public. She also is founder and co-curator of the Bumpkin Island Art Encampment, now in its fourth year. Carolyn is also the curator of the Art in the Park, a temporary outdoor sculpture exhibition in Elm Park, Worcester, which received the Massachusetts Cultural Council Gold Star Award under her leadership.
This piece is installed in location #40 located here.