America from the collection of South Carolina Arts Commission

Discovery

Thomas E. Flowers
America, 1971
acrylic and cloth on canvas
28 x 20.25 in
Signature: signed and dated on lower right

America represents a segmented period when I was trying to evolve spatial problems with material, (canvas strips) instead of paint. The necessity was to construct the surface with polymer and canvas with a minimum of paint and a maximum of positive and negative space.

Art is a way of life with me. I accept it as a total realm of my existence, like a belief in something that is beyond me. It is an ongoing process that is inseparable from life. For now, art exists as a necessity.

Collections: South Carolina Arts Commission State Art Collection

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The mission of the South Carolina Arts Commission is to promote access to the arts and support the cultivation of creativity in South Carolina. We envision a South Carolina where the arts are valued and all people benefit from a variety of creative experiences.

A state agency created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the SCAC works to increase public participation in the arts through grants, direct programs, staff assistance and partnerships in artist development, arts industry, arts learning, creative placemaking, and folklife and traditional arts. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the SCAC is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts, and other sources.

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