Tensile Strength

October 21 - December 2, 2017

Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 21, 6pm - 9pm

Site Gallery Houston
The Silos at Sawyer Yards
1502 Sawyer Street, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77007

The title "Tensile Strength" refers to the physical property of a material, its breaking point, or its resistance to stress. The silos are a resilient industrial relic, conjuring images of toil and labor as the silos retain their raw patina of the walls covered with graffiti and scratches. Metaphorically speaking, the title also refers to the stamina of the artist who is wrestling with a daunting medium.


PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Houston-based:
Lily Cox-Richard, Jeff Shore / Jon Fisher, Tommy Gregory, Alex Goss / Alexa West, Patrick Renner, Keliy Anderson-Staley, Tierney Malone, Joe Havel, Kaneem Smith

San Antonio-based:
Buster Graybill, Ken Little, Mark McCoin, Randy Wallace, Jill Bedgood

Dallas-based:
Sherry Owens, Celia Eberle, Cameron Schoepp

Austin-based:
Beili Liu, Laurie Frick

Arkansas-based:
John Salvest


In conjunction with “Tensile Strength”, Sculpture Month Houston also organized the exhibition “SNARE”, which opened October 14 at Rudolph Blume Fine Art / ArtScan Gallery and features works by John Atkins, Bill Davenport, Trey Duvall, Tim Glover, Justin Korver, Alex Larsen, Patrick Renner, and Ed Wilson.