Lincoln Austin’s (b. 1974) objectcentered art practice playfully explores the ambiguous spaces between Ideal, Material and Quantum realities. Formally trained in applied/visual art and theatre production design, their audience focused works seek to encourage active and participatory responses, often employing optical devices to reward viewers who shift their relative location to the work. They believe art’s primary public function is to prompt audiences to ask questions of the artist and themselves and define art as the physical manifestation of thought in time through effort. Austin has exhibited nationally and internationally, concurrently producing 20 large-scale permanent public artworks since 2005. Their artworks are represented in many significant public and private collections.
