Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
ARTIST STATEMENT Painting directly onto glass and paper surfaces with her hands and finger tips, th...
About the artist
Joined In 2017
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About the artist
Joined In 2017
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ARTIST STATEMENT
Painting directly onto glass and paper surfaces with her hands and finger tips, the physicality of pressing, smearing and throwing thick globules of paint onto glass and paper surfaces captures feelings and movements.
Laura uses music as an emotional trigger to create energetic marks and shapes, capturing the intimacy and intensity of her own emotions. The works are a messy, physical expression through paint and mark making.
The minimal, primal marks are powerful and honest, highlighted by Laura’s monochromatic black and white pallet. The glass and paper surfaces are fragile in comparison, easily smashed, broken or torn.
Once dried, Laura examines and observes each glass panel. Reflecting on her pigmented fingerprints, squiggles of paint and smudges, She chooses which painted marks to keep and which to remove. The process of erasing marks is therapeutic; seamlessly scraped and polished from the surface of the glass as if they never existed, Laura aims to create a balance within the minimal marks.
These abstract expressions are finally put through a process of assemblage. Which over time has evolved into a ritualistic, meditative practice. The transparent nature of the glass allows the artist to layer up her ...
Falmouth University, BA Hons Textile Design
Upcoming Exhibitions 2023
The Other Art Fair, West Handyside Canopy Kings Cross, London - June 29 - July 2
Wish You Were Here, Peer Studios, Ventnor, July 21 - August 06
Solo Exhibitions
2022
No Ball Games, Co-op Square, Ryde
2022
Ten, Elizabeth Packs Building, Ryde
2021
600, ARCH Window Gallery, Ryde
2016
Disorder, K6 Gallery, Southampton
Group Exhibitions
2021
Studio Opening, Riboleau Studios, Ryde
2020
Hullabaloo at Home, Online
2019
NONSENSE, Ventnor
2018
P. Clay Co Winter Exhibition, Ryde
P. Clay Co Summer Exhibition, Ryde
2017
Disorder II, Ryde Arts Festival, Ryde
IM IN THE GARDEN, Depository, Ryde
2016
Seeds, Depozitory, Ryde
2015
Outdoor Ideas, Maisha Garden, Kampala
South Central, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
2014
NOISE Festival Showcase, Online
Line & Shade, Michael West Gallery - Quay Arts, Newport
Psychogeography, The Arthub Gallery, London
Self, Michael West Gallery - Quay Arts, Newport
2013
DUET, Michael West Gallery - Quay Arts, Newport
The Chalk Talks, St Thomas’ Heritage Centre, Ryde
Freedom’s Road, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
6x6, Rochester Contemporary Art Gallery, New York
Synesthesia, Darnley Gallery, London
2012
Inroads, Vyner Street Gallery, London
A Change of Art, The Tallet, Cirences...
Showed at the The Other Art Fair
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