Laurie Lax explores the visual and physical dynamic in-between the reality of experiencing what we understand as nature, and representations of it. In her practice the artists draws attention to the temporal reality of nature as time passes – by making the changes visually and physically tangible.
Laurie uses drawing as a way to look deeper into biological processes and shifts focus onto overlooked biological specimens, such as the worms that leave ‘drawings’ in the silt medium used for the You Move Me commission.
Resourcefulness is another continually increasing theme evident in Laurie’s work, expressed through use of readily available materials such as: pencil, paper, charcoal, chalk and silt. The artist presents resourcefulness as more than just a necessity – instead enjoying the challenge of intuitively responding to a situation. In this same vein Laurie is attracted to inexhaustible subjects such as: the sea, journeys and plant life.
EDUCATION
2007–2010 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Bath School of Art and Design, Bath
2006–2007 Art and Design Foundation, University of the Creative Arts, Canterbury
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2014 Ded. Reckoning, Bristol Biennial, Bristol
2014 On Landscape Project, Guest Projects, London
2013 Borders and Crossings: the artist as explorer, Impact 8, Dundee
2013 As Far as the Eye Can See, The Looking Glass Art Space, Bristol
2013 Voyage: sea journeys, Künstlerhaus Dortmund
2012 Dowsing for Water, Bristol Biennial, Bristol
2012 Time Pieces, Strange Cargo, Folkestone, Kent
2012 Fastnet and Dogger (2nd showing), Art Space, Chester
2011 A Drover Turns the Cattle, Monster Truck Gallery, Dublin
2011 Fastnet and Dogger, Madescapes, Bristol
2011 Performativity, [Details on Request], Fringe Arts Bath
2010 Cut Back, Rekindle Public Art, Highgate, London
2010 97 Miles West, Graduate Show, Truman Brewery, London
2010 Launch event, Under the Dust, London
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2015 Collective in residence (DFW), Nida Art Colony, Lithuania
2014 Selected for the Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition, Jerwood Space, London (and UK Tour)
2014 Collective in residence (DFW), Kurt Schwitters’ Merz Barn, UK (Supported by a-n Bursary)
2014 Artist in Residence, Nida Art Colony, Lithuania
2013 Artist in Residence, Ricklundgarden, Sweden
2010 Artist in residence, Cow House Studios, Country Wexford, Ireland
SELECTED PROJECTS AND EXPERIENCE
2014 [Present] Artist Assistant, Mariele Neudecker
2014 Workshop leader, Drawing Mornings in Wales and Kent
2014 Workshop leader, I Am Making Art, Spike Island, Bristol
2013 Co-Curator, The Jester Project, the Folk House, Bristol
2012 Workshop facilitator, Diorama Panorama at M Shed, Bristol
2012 Volunteer, Z Space, San Francisco, USA
2012 Co-founder, Artist Collective (DFW)
2012 Spike Associate, Affiliated Artist Network, Spike Island, Bristol
2011 Co-founder, collective Sondryfolk
2011 Project Artist, ArThurs, 12 week community art project, Bristol
2009 Tate project: No working title, Tate Modern, London
2008 Plein Air for Tadeusz Piotr Potworowski, Torun University, Poland
Installation Works
Photo credit : Paul Blakemore
Photo credit : Paul Blakemore
Photo credit : Paul Blakemore
Photo credit : Paul Blakemore
Photo credit : Paul Blakemore
Photo credit : Paul Blakemore
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From the Blog
‘You Move Me’ Artist Interview: Laurie Lax
Antlers Gallery are excited to announce that as part of our new exhibition You Move Me for Winter 14/15 we are releasing a series of blog interviews with each of the artists involved in the show. In this first instalment Laurie Lax provides insight …
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