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Post by masao626 on Aug 17, 2008 7:34:07 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Aug 18, 2008 11:47:03 GMT -8
wow, that woman eating the baby is a pretty strong image. once you see it, you don't forget it. i think i have seen it somewhere before....
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Post by virtu on Aug 18, 2008 12:23:31 GMT -8
I think it was in an old Juxtapoz a few years ago. If I remember right there was an article about Laurie Lipton and most if not all had this cannibal theme?
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Post by jarren on Aug 18, 2008 12:38:40 GMT -8
those are some very strong images I couldn't imagine having the woman eating the baby on my wall. She is a great artists though I like the men standing over the fallen city smiling
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Post by sleepboy on Nov 29, 2008 10:52:29 GMT -8
moved post - originally posted by theblackrideri just love her work ... sharing some of my favorites On Off Empress of Death Goblins The Haunted Doll's House Death of Romance Here comes the Boogeyman Mirror, Mirror for more pix and info please be so kind an visit www.laurielipton.come.
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Post by Bytor on Nov 29, 2008 11:44:21 GMT -8
Her work is simply amazing, she really has a way of putting in alot of detail and not making it look to busy, she really pulls it off. I wonder how long it takes her to finishes one of these pieces?
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Post by theblackrider on Nov 29, 2008 12:26:43 GMT -8
hmm ... Laurie is NOT REALLY Low Brow ... don't you think ? just a though ...
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Post by masao626 on Nov 29, 2008 12:38:22 GMT -8
hmm ... Laurie is NOT REALLY Low Brow ... don't you think ? just a though ... i truly don't always understand why some choose to label particular artists in particular ways. this thread started in this forum before the board began expanding into additional labels. either way, here's her thread and regardless of labels her work is stunning and i'm a long time fan!
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Post by nate on Nov 29, 2008 14:01:29 GMT -8
It seems to me that the term "lowbrow" is just a meaningless label with a bad connotation. If you research the meaning of contemporary art, you find that it's pretty much just any art produced since WWII. I don't really know where to draw the line between the two labels...maybe by showing in higher end galleries?
Here's a little something I found on wikipedia(I know its not all that reliable):
"In an article in the February 2006 issue of his magazine Juxtapoz, Robert Williams took credit for originating the term "lowbrow art." He stated that in 1979 Gilbert Shelton of the publisher Rip-Off Press decided to produce a book featuring Willams' paintings. Williams said he decided to give the book the self-deprecating title, "The Lowbrow Art of Robt. Williams,"[6] since no authorized art institution would recognize his type of art. "Lowbrow" was thus used by Williams in opposition to "highbrow." He said the name then stuck, even though he feels it is inappropriate. Williams refers to the movement as "cartoon-tainted abstract surrealism."
So what about people who don't paint cartoons or comic based art but are still considered low brow? What about the people who do paint cartoons and are considered fine artists? What about Robert Williams? He has shown in many fine art galleries since 1979. Does that mean he gets to be labeled a "contemporary artist" now?
Sorry. This is totally off topic of Lauri Lipton's amazing work. So much detail. The old doll room is awesome. I love it. It's amazing that she can achieve such powerful and emotional pieces of art while only using black and white.
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Post by sleepboy on Nov 29, 2008 14:36:57 GMT -8
It seems to me that the term "lowbrow" is just a meaningless label with a bad connotation. If you research the meaning of contemporary art, you find that it's pretty much just any art produced since WWII. I don't really know where to draw the line between the two labels...maybe by showing in higher end galleries? Here's a little something I found on wikipedia(I know its not all that reliable): "In an article in the February 2006 issue of his magazine Juxtapoz, Robert Williams took credit for originating the term "lowbrow art." He stated that in 1979 Gilbert Shelton of the publisher Rip-Off Press decided to produce a book featuring Willams' paintings. Williams said he decided to give the book the self-deprecating title, "The Lowbrow Art of Robt. Williams,"[6] since no authorized art institution would recognize his type of art. "Lowbrow" was thus used by Williams in opposition to "highbrow." He said the name then stuck, even though he feels it is inappropriate. Williams refers to the movement as "cartoon-tainted abstract surrealism." So what about people who don't paint cartoons or comic based art but are still considered low brow? What about the people who do paint cartoons and are considered fine artists? What about Robert Williams? He has shown in many fine art galleries since 1979. Does that mean he gets to be labeled a "contemporary artist" now? Sorry. This is totally off topic of Lauri Lipton's amazing work. So much detail. The old doll room is awesome. I love it. It's amazing that she can achieve such powerful and emotional pieces of art while only using black and white. yes we have discussed this before and there is really no good answer. check out this thread.. essentially we could just have one section for artists but then i think splitting it up makes it easier to maneuver. so i agree it's somewhat arbitrary but i don't have the cojones yet to remove the low brow label yet as it seems to have become common usage. alot of artists lay in between as well. but we can have this discussion in the other thread. fortunately or unfortunately, laurie lipton was put in this area when we started and i don't think it's a "definite" mislabel where we had to move her but i could be wrong. i think discussion of the artist is what's important, not the label. i think we generally leave the artists wherever the first person who starts the thread wants it.
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Post by chetzar on Nov 29, 2008 15:41:23 GMT -8
Laurie is incredible. I was lucky enough to meet her in London when I had my show at Strychnin gallery. I got to visit her studio and her work in person really blew my mind. She also happens to be super cool!
Regarding the "Lowbrow" label: I don't consider her "Lowbrow" neccesarily, but (as has been my own experience) the "Lowbrow" scene is the place where she really seems to appreciated the most. I have some more thoughts about this but I will take them to the other thread that was mentioned.
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 7, 2009 7:37:28 GMT -8
If anyone hasn't seen her work, it a kind of monochromatic hypersurrealism, all executed in pencil. Anyone interested in learning more can with pop to her site www.laurielipton.com or pick up the new Dangerous Ink due out at the end of this month. She kindly gave us a lengthy interview and also let us use one of her works for the cover, so please feel free to tell me what you think. All the best, Tom
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Post by greenhorn1 on Apr 10, 2009 10:14:05 GMT -8
I'd never heard of Laurie before seeing her stuff at the current rivet exhibit. Really amazing in person. Most of the pieces there appeared to be quite old though so it made me curious to see her more recent stuff.
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Post by droow2 on Sept 4, 2009 10:07:50 GMT -8
Just got an email about a new book... beinart.org/shop/books-2/laurie-lipton-art-book-88.htmlLaurie Lipton's vast and eerily memorable drawings have been widely recognised for their sublime references to life's predicaments. Portrayed with a teeth-clenching humour and consummate skill, her work is rich in imagination, artistry and social awareness. Laurie has been drawing since the age of four and has developed her own technique inspired by the 16th Century Flemish Masters: using thousands of tiny lines, like the brush strokes in an egg-tempera painting, to build-up tone and form. At long last a comprehensive book on Lipton's work has been published. The subject of her art--- fear, politics, sexuality, murder, mayhem, greed, indifference --- are timelessly classic yet relentlessly up to date. This publication is not only for art lovers, but for anyone who has ever seen the mask slip off "reality".
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Post by panditha676 on Oct 11, 2009 10:18:23 GMT -8
Love Laruie's work. I find it insane that she does not do any smudgeing whatsoever and yet gets her transitions so crisp. I love Death and the Maiden. Shes very cool as well.
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Post by ken on Apr 16, 2010 13:23:39 GMT -8
Yasmin Bilbeisi recently wrote an excellent article on Laurie for the Hi Fructose site: "Oscillating from a bloodbath to the fantastic products one could use to tidy up afterwards and back again within a matter of minutes reflects how indifferent people have become. In World War I, the term "shell-shock" was coined to describe soldiers with such symptoms as the slowing of reactions, preoccupation with minor issues and familiar tasks, a lack of concern, and a loss of initiative. The human mind buckles after being inundated with trauma. Combat does not stop while a 50s housewife glides in, blowing soap bubbles. Shell-shock's symptoms, which all which hint at an apathy of sorts, seem to be expected, even REQUIRED from television audiences." Full article here: hifructose.com/the-blog/532-laurie-lipton-weapons-of-mass-delusion.html
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Post by Weekender on Sept 30, 2010 14:12:02 GMT -8
she has a new piece at:
Lowbrow Tarot Project
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
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Post by Weekender on Oct 10, 2010 9:28:16 GMT -8
SUrveillance "Machine Punk" as seen on the La Luz de Jesus Gallery
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 18, 2010 9:16:13 GMT -8
Yah, that piece will be in her show coming up soon. It think the inspiration for the show will be steampunk. ( showthread here).
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Post by sleepboy on Feb 10, 2011 20:31:51 GMT -8
Something new.
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Post by Jesús on Feb 10, 2011 21:33:55 GMT -8
^^ That is one of my favorites from her... but I believe it is not new, it was actually shown at the Grand Central Art Station in 2010? Weapons of Mass Delusion was the name of the show... But, yeah, this one and Reality TV were my favorites from that show.
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Post by sleepboy on Feb 11, 2011 7:16:31 GMT -8
^^ That is one of my favorites from her... but I believe it is not new, it was actually shown at the Grand Central Art Station in 2010? Weapons of Mass Delusion was the name of the show... But, yeah, this one and Reality TV were my favorites from that show. Oh, okay. She posted it in her "recent drawings" photo album on facebook on Wednesday so I got confused. Thanks!
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Post by Weekender on Jul 17, 2011 21:11:54 GMT -8
Something for her show at Last Rites Gallery towards end of the year. Etchings of other works available also from her website: laurielipton.bigcartel.com/
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Post by rsingletary on Jul 17, 2011 22:09:16 GMT -8
@ Weekender____your Reply #22.
Fantastic image by Laurie Lipton you posted. I love the work !!
I had to give you a big EXALT......couldn't resist !
___________________________________________________ Signed: Robert Singletary__Monday July 18, 2011__2:09 A.M. (eastern standard time) USA
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Post by rsingletary on Jul 18, 2011 5:10:11 GMT -8
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