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Visitors to the soon-to-open Southeast (Purple) Line will see the outstretched arms of Houston artist Jesse Lott's sculpture "The Spirit of Transportation" extended as traffic works its way down Scott and across Elgin. The metal piece was installed recently to serve as a beacon of reflection and point of interest.
Construction workers position Jesse Lott's monumental sculpture, "The Spirit of Transportation" at its new home adjacent to the new Southeast (Purple) METRORail Line on Scott at Elgin. The sculpture is designed to extend a welcome, reaching out to riders with extended arms. It also represents a pleasant trip with a figure perched on a base of hearts promoting love and unity. The figures, curves, angles and points create movement in the piece. |
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Jesse Lott has exhibited his work at venues
throughout Texas, including G Gallery, Art Car Museum, New Braunfels Museum of
Art and Music and Art Museum of Southeast Texas. He has presented his work
nationally, with exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Alternative Museum
in New York City, and Oakland Museum of Art in California.
Lott works in paper,
metal and wood, and each material has given rise to a distinct body of work.
His technique of collecting found materials and making art reflects streetwise
urban archeology and a sophisticated grasp of folk art. Lott regards himself as
an “urban frontier artist.” He has been involved in the genesis and aesthetic
orientation of a number of significant community activities, including the Art
Car Museum, The Station Museum, The Midtown Art Center and Project Row Houses.
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