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Changing Bodies No. 3
Acrylic on panel
31" x 25" x 2"
by Laura Nugent
@laura_nugent_
www.lauranugent.com
On the surfaces of my reclaimed materials, I dye, draw and paint vibrant color fields and patterned designs. Pattern functions as both surface and structure, inviting the viewer to perceive a variety of substrates as cloth. This misrecognition matters, as textiles carry the associations of hand-me-downs and generational wear. What appears woven and structurally strong might actually be as fragile as a paper scroll, fortified by accumulated layers of liquid color and mark-making. The repetition of pattern making is both a logistical necessity and deliberate action. It records interrupted time, allowing me to leave work "unfinished" and return to it later. My awareness of the influential Pattern and Decoration movement progressed to much of what was included in the recent "Woven Histories" National Gallery exhibition. Today, I find inspiration in the urban landscape of Kansas City including double decker train cars adorned with a graffiti patchwork that constantly rumble by the studio.
Changing Bodies No. 3
Acrylic on panel
31" x 25" x 2"
by Laura Nugent
@laura_nugent_
www.lauranugent.com
On the surfaces of my reclaimed materials, I dye, draw and paint vibrant color fields and patterned designs. Pattern functions as both surface and structure, inviting the viewer to perceive a variety of substrates as cloth. This misrecognition matters, as textiles carry the associations of hand-me-downs and generational wear. What appears woven and structurally strong might actually be as fragile as a paper scroll, fortified by accumulated layers of liquid color and mark-making. The repetition of pattern making is both a logistical necessity and deliberate action. It records interrupted time, allowing me to leave work "unfinished" and return to it later. My awareness of the influential Pattern and Decoration movement progressed to much of what was included in the recent "Woven Histories" National Gallery exhibition. Today, I find inspiration in the urban landscape of Kansas City including double decker train cars adorned with a graffiti patchwork that constantly rumble by the studio.