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Tag: Laura Moriarty

  • Don’t Miss Artsiness 7.3.14

    Don’t Miss Artsiness 7.3.14

    Gallery Shows You Should See

    Summer can be a slow time in the art world.  Some galleries close altogether, reserving their resources for the busy Fall season, while others show off their best artists for tourists and travelers.

    Here are a few shows happening right now, if you’re looking for something artsy to do over the holiday weekend!

    NSWE collage 7.3.2014

    north | Ryan Molenkamp at Linda Hodges Gallery

    south | Splendor: The Work of Jim Waters at High Museum of Art Atlanta

    west | Erica Rose Levine at Thinkspace

    east | Material, Strata & Synthesis featuring work by Laura Moriarty, Eleanor White and Anne Arden Arnold at KMOCA

    Image sources linked above.

  • Sculptures of Earthly Delights: Laura Moriarty

    Sculptures of Earthly Delights: Laura Moriarty

    Most of the time, we never seem to think about what is happening beneath our feet.  When we visited Yellowstone this summer, we couldn’t help but be confronted by the reality of what is going on beneath the earth’s surface.  The countless hot springs, geysers and mudpots reminded us that our planet is on fire underneath us.  New York artist Laura Moriarty‘s unique sculptural paintings are her own interpretations of what is happening beneath our terrain.

    Natural Bridge, encaustic on panel, 11x14x6.5
    Volcanic Bomb, detail

    Her layers of liquid color mimic the stratifications in the earth’s core, flowing in and around each other like lava.

    Time Suck, detail, encaustic on panel, 10x10x5.75
    Steep Inclination, encaustic on panel, 16x16x8

    You can watch Laura’s amazing process in the video The Way Paintings Go here.  See more of her work on her website, including beautiful monotypes created as a by-product of her sculptural paintings.

    All images are via the artist’s website.