“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception”. – Aldous Huxley I finally bought a miter saw; thought it was more practical to learn how to make my own constructions. So far, so good; and I am happy to report that I still have my fingers. […]Read Post ›
Honored to be one of the artists selected to display work in the 11th National Juried Exhibition at Axis Gallery. Juried by Gregory Volk: a New York based art critic and freelance curator. He writes regularly for Art in America, where he is a contributing editor, and his articles and reviews have also appeared in may […]Read Post ›
With my ongoing Fayum Portrait series I draw the figures of unidentified John and Jane Does. Referencing missing people databases I translated the mass index of internet content into single in-depth portraits. Their faces are drawn on found manila envelopes that easily could have also been filed away, forgotten, or discarded. My work continuously unfolds with apparent […]Read Post ›
Unsurprising, my first pieces of the new year are drawings; using two of my favorite things graphite pencil and paper! I’m working on new paintings too…but let’s save that for another post. Now, back to drawing: -Lauren
View Fayum Portrait series at Art on Paper Miami, some.time.salon–Booth J5. With this ongoing series I draw the figures of unidentified John and Jane Does. Referencing missing people databases I translate the mass index of internet content into single in-depth portraits. Their faces are drawn on old manila envelopes that could easily be filed, forgotten, or discarded. The marks continuously […]Read Post ›
Doesn’t every artist wear a beret and draw on the wall?? I still cannot believe how fast time has passed, moreover that I am graduating…woohoo! The MFA thesis show will be on exhibit in the Thomas Welton Gallery (Stanford- University) until June 14, 2015. If you cannot make it to the show, you can find installation pictures below. Also […]Read Post ›
Thanks to Little Macabre for the nomination and the great questions that I have answered below! It’s always nice to be acknowledged by your peers. Where do you do your work? Anywhere with a pencil and surface that I can draw on…I’m not picky! Do you work from life, from photographs or from imagination? I enjoy […]Read Post ›
My digital age inquiries compounded with my bare-bones mark-making style has inspired me to draw, paint, sculpt…… and store way too many images on my cell phone. I began my “Fayum” series in 2010 (Fayum Archive) and it still amazes me how many individuals are posted (and continually added to) the unidentified John and Jane […]Read Post ›
Rather than drawing what someone “looks-like” all of the time, I have been experimenting with creating these mask portraits that capture ones disposition. Some of the shadows are drawn with graphite and some are “real” shadows made using a light source. There is a thin line between reality and abstraction…. LAT
Whether I am working with a 2D or 3D piece, I enjoy creating visual loops, lines, and values that unfold with the viewer. Below are two examples of my bi-stable pieces that can rest in either of two states. Bi-stable images were popularized in 1915 by Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin, with the “Rubin vase” illustrated below. My […]Read Post ›
Humans have the remarkable ability to see faces in the most arbitrary objects. For example, the popular image of the face on mars; we also see faces in clouds, food…etc. The experience of seeing meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data is called, “Apophenia”. As an artist and ponderer, I look for these types […]Read Post ›
My work that is on exhibit ( ASC Projects), utilizes various mediums to compose my portraits; it includes graphite, bamboo, reed, and even dirt. What does dirt symbolize? How is it primarily perceived; maybe as filth, soot, garbage..etc. Possibly, it represents earth, growth, and life. Seemingly, dependent on the viewers schema it can personify many […]Read Post ›
I draw on mostly anything and everything… stay still long enough and I’ll probably draw on you! Whether I am using hundreds of hatched marks to form one figure, or making 15 smaller pieces to compose a larger creation, I enjoy exploring the notion that “the whole is more than the sum of its parts”. […]Read Post ›
In my work, everything is not what it may appear to be at first glance. I create art that challenges my own perception and encourages the viewer to challenge their own.
The following pieces were drawn on brown Kraft paper with graphite and white charcoal. The works on paper depict a person engulfed in a knitted like cocoon that spans the complete 15 foot-long scroll. Unsurprisingly, this paper is not archival. However, this impermanent quality intrigues me. I am excited to chronicle how these pieces will […]Read Post ›
My newest Fayum drawings:
I have an unrelenting motivation to capture the sum of my subjects life with one picture. A daunting pursuit that I can only travel mark by mark. Jane and Syndrome are two examples of the differing approaches that I have taken to compose my portraits. A minimal approach: Jane, and surplus approach: Syndrome. The amount […]Read Post ›
The unadorned line has always invigorated me to experiment with its limitless potential. A line is a line and nothing else. As an artist, I find this pureness of form both inspiring and daunting. I certainly understand why Agnes Martin, was fascinated by this visual simplicity. Painting each line without the aid of a ruler, […]Read Post ›
This is from a series of Jane and John Doe drawings. With this ongoing project, I am drawing portraits of unidentified individuals whose postmortem photos have been posted on the Internet. It is my own contemporary approach to the ancient art of Fayum portraiture.
