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lauren simone volume 1, 2005, #010
lauren simone drinks things too hot and too quickly. she teaches art to young children in the basement of a small museum, and is never without her sketchbook. her main focuses in art are anatomy, architecture, and body image. she loves that you can't erase when using pens. 1. how would you explain 'art' - in 19 words or less? art is something that makes the viewer see things in a different way. 2. what is the first work of art you ever loved? although this is amazingly cliché, van gogh's 'starry night'. when i was in fourth grade a guest speaker from somewhere came to my classroom and showed us the painting on an overhead transparency and explained van gogh's life and vision, and what was going on in the painting. i had never had a piece of art explained to me before, and had never been asked to study art and get lost inside of it. i became obsessed with the idea of art that isn't an exact representation of an image. 3. how important is theory to your art? i suppose there is some sort of theory in my art, because i am obsessed with anatomy and think it is very important. i also study art history and try to glean a little bit of inspiration from past artists. 4. describe your ideal art workspace. my 'ideal' space would have lots of wooded surfaces, big windows, a good heating system, floor space, a stereo with some of my favorite cds, a friend, magazines and books. 5. describe your current art workspace. an L-shaped glass desk in the corner of my room overlooking my back yard. additional storage is located under my bed. 6. if you could be placed in suspended animation and safely reanimated at some time in the future with the sole purpose being to see how history treated you / your art, would you do it? no, i think i'd like it to be a surprise. if i found out that i was a complete failure and that my mission was totally ignored by the public for eternity, i'd be pretty sad, although i don't think it would stop me from creating. 7. who are some of your favourite artists (contemporary or canonical)? i am obsessed with raphael because he really studied the human form and uses some lovely shades of red in his paintings. picasso stretched the limits of art. christa donner makes me think about connections. tara o'neil inspires me to no end. 8. tell us about a gallery (online or physical space) that you think rocks, and why you think it rocks. i really think that the art at www.unit35.com rocks the internet, as well as www.artsymag.com, www.tinyshowcase.com , and www.youandiproductions.com 9. would you choose the baked bean jaffle or the caramelised pumpkin and red onion tart with crispy radicchio and hazelnut salad with apple vinaigrette? hands down, the caramelised pumpkin tart option. i love the sweetness of pumpkin, the slight bitterness of radicchio, and apple vinaigrette sounds simply divine. i heart salads of any sort. vegetables are my friends. 10. finish this sentence: "the work of art can / cannot be considered separately to the artist because ________." the work of art cannot be considered separately to the artist because the artist has put so much of him/herself into the piece, that the connection between the two is unavoidable, even if unintentional. check out more of lauren's work at: www.silentlanguages.org |
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