Nate Lowman

Nate Lowman collects and transforms the detritus of contemporary American life, re-evaluating familiar signs and symbols. His alkyd paintings recall both blurred, photocopied images and fresh, inky tattoos, while his shaped canvases, text works, and screen prints transform smiley faces, bullet holes, word games, celebrities, and historical events into uncanny hieroglyphs for the present moment. Lowman was born in Las Vegas and grew up in Idyllwild, California. Courtesy The Brant Foundation, Greenwich, CT.