Louise Maclaren
Norwich,
I still love to paint and experiment in different media. However my work has nearly always involved ...
About the artist
Louise Maclaren
Joined In 2011
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About the artist
Louise Maclaren
Joined In 2011
(2 Followers)
ABOUT
EDUCATION
EXHIBITIONS
I still love to paint and experiment in different media. However my work has nearly always involved photography as a starting point. I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing wrong with using photography as part of a process, in fact at Art school we were actively encouraged to do so. It was an exciting time we lived in then and now we can see it's fruition in this digital age. If you look at my sketchbooks during open studios you will see the progression and thought processes derived from this media and how it can lead up to a finished work as well as sketches from life.
Individually, the photographic and the printmaking processes produce their own fascinating and often unexpected results, whilst allowing artist's to push the boundaries of the materials. These processes have helped me define form, texture and pattern in the process of image making.
As an artist I am interested in environmentally conscious works using specific materials to explore our relationships to the spent resources around us. I have been actively relief printmaking with re-used polystyrene to highlight the inadequacies of our recycling facilities and overproduction of waste. I have run print workshops themed around this and exhibited my own p...
MA Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich , Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Adult Education, Wensum Lodge, Norwich, Norfolk,
West Sussex College of Art and Design, Union Place, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
2021 |Edible East Science and Art trail| Norwich, Norfolk.
2021 |Sculpture in the Valley| Potton Hall, Westleton, Saxmundham, IP17 3EF
2020 |Virtually here| Paper-works* projects, Lowestoft Town Hall, Lowestoft, Suffolk.
2020 |Time to talk to each other| Instagram virtual Exhibition.
2020 |Working inside the Box|R_is_N.Projects, Instagram Virtual Exhibition
2019 |Holt Festival Art Car Boot Sale| Lees Yard, Holt, Norfolk 2019 |Pieces of Eight Exhibition| Nunn’s yard, St Augustines Street, Norwich
2018 |Once Bitten| Nunn’s yard, St Augustines Street, Norwich ...