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Biography
Lauren has found many outlets for her creativity, working on freelance design projects, creating logos and custom signs for events. Being a young artist, and recognizing how critical her high school experience was on her decision to pursue this path, Lauren has returned to Springbrook to speak to senior art students, and share her work and experiences. She has also taught private art lessons to home school students. Lauren is a member of the Rockville Art league, and has enjoyed participating in group exhibitions there. She continues to show her work in many juried shows in the DC Metropolitan area. |
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| Artist Statement One thing that unites us as a society is that we are all by nature sitters. Everyday, at some point or another, we all sit. For this reason chairs are created to support people of all shapes and sizes, for all different lengths of time and purpose. In some instances, perhaps to discourage lengthy sitting. There is of course inescapable social significance and conventions attached to each sitting position. When an individual considers his sitting position he will be effected on many levels by the chair. On the functional level the sitter experiences physical and psychological connections through form and use of materials. Further, the chair may embody meanings that connect the user on an intellectual, emotional, aesthetic, or cultural level. Even society at large is connected to the environmental issues involved in chair design and the impact of the eventual disposal. Knowing design can be a line of communication to the viewer/sitter. Conventions can be manipulated, comfort and practicality sacrificed replaced by expressive impulses. My chair sculptures are a fusion of an everyday functional object and freeform sculpture. Just as fabric is the base for the handwork and detailing of a couture dress, so the chair frames I find on curbs are the base for my work. I use the discarded chairs as a catalyst to creating one-of-a-kind sculptures that could remain functional. I love the idea that something so beautiful or interesting can come from someone's trash. I take care to produce a comfortable seat, replacing the decomposed insides with new foam and upholstery, however I never anticipate them being used as the chairs they once were. The fabrics are constructed or treated on the surface, as a couture dress would be. It is important to me to maintain the distinction of my work from the mass produced. That is why every element is done by hand, which often means painstaking hours of work. The subject matter incorporates the visual elements of the landscape, where I find the chairs. From the brick of a building, to the birds nest in the tree next to it. There remains the element of humor, which I find important in my work, not taking life too seriously. I have always drawn inspiration from Pop art, which is most evidently in the color palette of my work. |
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