Banlieue, nouveaux incidents Painting

Laurent La Gamba is a self-taught French visual artist and photographer. Early paintings, using acrylic paint on large canvases, have been likened to American photorealism. In 2001 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant and began working on his first camouflage art and pro-cryptic installation. In 2002 he was artist in residence at the La Napoule Art Foundation (Mandelieu, France). It is during this time that his work started to gain international recognition. Between 2002-2006 exhibitions of his camouflage / pro-cryptic art installations: set in supermarkets, airports and other public spaces, were held is USA, Europe, Taiwan, and Canada - series include; “High Gloss”, “Open Fridge”, “Swimming Pools”, “Supermarkets”, “Inside MIR”. This work was followed by a series of photography and video installations entitled Moving Superficiality which combined his personal passion for sports cars with art. Laurent La Gamba’s most recent project is a series of sculptures / installations. Entitled Pandemonium of Versatile Objects this work explores mass production and consumerism and the role they play in formulating memories and identity, through the visual coding of celebratory gift bows.