“LAURIE LIPTON DRAWINGS”
“It is a truism that Laurie Lipton’s work benefits from the highest degree of artistic integrity and honesty of expression. They are immaculate and free from affectation.” -Mika M. Cho, Curator
Exhibition Dates: November 1 - 17, 2021
Reception: Saturday, November 6, 2021 (12 PM to 5 PM)
Artist Talk and Walk Through: Saturday, November 13, 2021 (11 AM to 1 PM)
Exhibition Visitor Guide
Photo Credit: Gareth Mackay/Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery
Laurie Lipton, Photo Credit: Lucia Loiso
Laurie Lipton is most known for her striking and extraordinary drawings, exhibited internationally in galleries and museums during the last five decades. She graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a Fine Arts Degree in Drawing and has lived in Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, and the UK for more than three decades. She has lived in Los Angeles since 2011.
Laurie has been inspired by the religious paintings of the Flemish School, which excited her to teach herself how to paint in the style of the 15th Century Dutch Masters. While traveling throughout Europe as a student, she gradually developed her own style of drawing. She builds up tone with thousands of fine cross-hatched lines like an egg tempera painting. “It’s an insane way to draw,” she says, “but the resulting detail and luminosity are worth the amount of effort. My drawings take longer to create than a painting of equal size and detail.”
Mika Cho, Director of the Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery
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EXHIBITION WORKS
EMOTING (2016), charcoal & pencil on paper, 48 x 84 inches, with frame: 58 x 93.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
POST TRUTH (2017), charcoal & pencil on paper, 58.25 x 105.75, with frame: 68.25 x116.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
NEWSFEED (2019), charcoal & pencil on paper, 38.5 x 55.5 inches, with frame: 44.5 x 61.5. Courtesy of the Artist.
SELFIE (2015), charcoal & pencil on paper, 46 x 51.5 inches , with frame: 57 x 62.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
LOL (2015), charcoal & pencil on paper, 25 x 34 inches, with frame: 36 x 45 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
3D (2015), charcoal & pencil on paper, 41.5 x 33 inches, with frame: 53 x 44.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
VIRTUAL REALITY (2015), charcoal & pencil on paper, 44.5 x 65 inches, with frame: 55.5 x 76.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
BUMPER TO BUMPER (2011), charcoal & pencil on paper, 38.5 x 58 inches, with frame: 50.25 x 69.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
PERMANENT (2009), charcoal & pencil on paper, 52.5 x 23 inches, with frame: 64 x 34.75 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
THE KNITTER OF BONES (2011), charcoal & pencil on paper, 28 x 39 inches, with frame: 39.5 x 50.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
SHOP (2009), charcoal & pencil on paper, 28 x 36.6 inches, with frame: 40 x 48 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
PERAMBULATOR (2009), charcoal & pencil on paper, 26.5 x 39 inches, with frame: 38 x 50.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
THE CONSUMPTION (2011), charcoal & pencil on paper, 39 x 28 inches, with frame: 50.25 x 39.25 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
ENHANCED (2011), charcoal & pencil on paper, 38 x 29 inches, with frame: 49.5 x 40.5 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
WALKING THE DOG (2012), charcoal & pencil on paper, 61.5 x 47.5 inches, with frame: 73.25 x 59 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.
DEMOCRACY (2012), charcoal & pencil on paper, 28 x 34.5 inches, with frame: 39.5 x 46 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.