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Louise LaplanteLittle Esops, Many Leaps (Chalk Drawing on Vintage Book Collage Paper)2014
2014
About the Item
Chalk on vintage collaged paper with book cover
24 x 31.5 inches
With vintage book pages serving as her background, Louise Laplante here works in chalk. Seven silhouetted hares appear to leap across the composition in an arc formation, rendered in colors ranging from royal and pastel blue to dark gray and even black. An eighth silhouette prowls along the bottom of the page in the shape of a dog.
Notes from the artist:
Biography is an interesting word and can mean many things, from chronological history, a series of significant “impact” dates or events to a more free flow blend of the past and its relevancy to the present.
Personally, my history is heavily affected by my status as a second generation American of French Canadian descent growing up close to the Quebec border. The easy passage from “old world” to “new world” is unique to those in states abutting the “old country” and results in the blending of the old and new. Stories from my family’s past influenced my parents’ choices in raising their children. These choices still resonate with me.
As an artist, this blending of old world and new, history and present, gradually became the wellspring for my work. Studying art at the Art Institute of Boston and College of New Rochelle as an undergraduate, and SUNY Albany as a graduate student I did as all students do, searched for my voice, trying styles, media and approaches. This continued into my early years as an artist. The work I did then, valuable as a learning experience has since been destroyed as it served its purpose. I began to mine my past, to use the remnants of the past, to recognize its’ relevant to the present and its richness in imagery.
- Creator:Louise Laplante (American)
- Creation Year:2014
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Hudson, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU227108938
Louise Laplante exhibits new drawings on collaged pages of vintage paper. Interested in blending the old world with the new, Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s relevancy to the present. Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. Most recently, Laplante has opted for larger-scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. She exhibits across the Northeast and has been shown with Carrie Haddad Gallery for more than 10 years.
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