Two Lone Star College-Kingwood Visual Art Adjunct Professors are being featured in the new Meow Wolf immersive art exhibit in Houston.
Adela Andea and Loc Huynh are among roughly 40 local and international artists chosen to create installations in the exhibit, which will open Thursday, October 31st.
The exhibit, “Meow Wolf Radio Tave,” offers experiences such as a honky-tonk dive bar, a mysterious hollow of musical inspiration, a never-ending dance party, and more.
Andea is a Romanian American artist who creates immersive installations using light. She has an MFA from the University of North Texas in Denton and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston. But she grew up in Romania, where she says living under communist rule and witnessing the Revolution of 1989 had a profound impact on her worldview and her art.
“Experiencing life under an authoritarian regime and then witnessing the struggles of a young democracy taught me resilience and adaptability. Scarcity of basic necessities, like food and electricity, meant I sometimes had to do my homework by the dim glow of an oil lamp. This experience directly influenced my fascination with light as an artistic medium, inspiring me to create art that transforms darkness into immersive and vibrant light installations.”
Her exhibit at Meow Wolf is titled “Adela’s Oceanic Trench,” and she describes it as a full room immersive installation providing a deep oceanic experience.
“The experience of sound and visuals is out of this world. It gave me goosebumps the first time it was starting to come together. The experience has been a long process, with more than one year of creation and two months of installation on site.”
Andea said it was amazing to work with the Meow Wolf team.
“Meow Wolf has a unique perspective on the artworld, how art should reach the public, what role we all have in this as artists; it was something I profoundly appreciated. As a visual light art artist for a long time in the traditional art world settings, I found my values challenged almost immediately when I started working with them. Which was also so refreshing.”
The other artist featured, Loc Huynh, who grew up in Austin, has an MFA from the University of North Texas and graduated with a BFA from Texas State University. He began teaching at LSC-Kingwood this fall. His installation is called “Swamptown, USA.”
“Working with Meow Wolf has been such an involved creative experience. It’s allowed me to create work with potential I didn’t even know was possible,” Huynh shared.
“My aesthetics are informed by my interest in graphic languages and the history of painting. Growing up in a Vietnamese American household in Texas, I was exposed to imagery associated with both Vietnamese/Chinese and American culture. I embrace the tropes of both cultures in my work, to give them an opportunity to create new stories with familiar languages.”
Andea has been teaching at LSC-Kingwood since 2012. She says it is her way of giving back.
“I believe that art is not just about creating beautiful objects—it is about expressing ideas, challenging norms, and finding new ways to connect with others. I want my students to understand that their unique experiences, no matter how difficult, can serve as powerful sources of inspiration.”
You can experience Andea and Huynh’s installations at “Meow Wolf Radio Tave,” located at 2103 Lyons Ave, Houston, TX 77020. Tickets can be purchased here.
For more on the Visual Arts program at LSC-Kingwood, visit https://www.lonestar.edu/art-dept-kingwood.htm.
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