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Laura Lancaster was born in Hartlepool, England in 1979. She studied at Northumbria University and lives and works in Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2008 she won The Sovereign European Art Prize.
Mar 27, 2015 · The works, ranging in size from 24 x 30 inches to 102 x 90 inches, focus on abstracted imagery sourced from anonymous home movies, depicted through heavily layered oil paint. Her wide brushstrokes and thick layers—occasionally thick enough to cause dripping—create a sense of movement and confusion.
Jul 2, 2024 · Often based on photographs or films found in junk shops or auction sites, the paintings of Laura Lancaster (b.1979) invite us to connect with people and places that feel at once familiar and unknowable. Shifting between abstraction and figuration, Lancaster's often surreal works suggest the fleeting nature of memory and conjure a moment caught ...
Images that are of their era - located in time through incidental clues such as clothing, pose, and contingent detail - are monumentalised by Lancaster through painting. The figure is central to the work of Laura Lancaster, its presence intensified by the opposing entropic force of abstraction which perpetually subsumes and engulfs the protagonist.
Laura Lancaster. The source of Laura Lancaster's paintings, drawings and installations are found photographs, slides and cine films of strangers, found in flea markets and junk shops.
May 8, 2019 · The British artist, in her first L.A. solo exhibition at Night Gallery, makes big, lush paintings that teeter between figuration and abstraction. Her subjects are classic — women, paired with ...
The smooth, wide strokes here speak to the physicality of Lancaster’s style—they give an expressionistic feeling. Lancaster illustrates the hazy sentiments evoked by the films, as if she is the prophet of their meaning in the present.
