Artist Information:
Lara Chauvin
Edmonton,
Canada
Member Since: Mar 2005
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Artist Statement:
Lara Chauvin’s - New Works-
Ideology
(Please see my website for
more background information at
www.larachauvin.com)
I am primarily a self-taught
artist. At a very young age I
began drawing and painting
figures with materials such as
pencils, conté, charcoal,
Indian inks, pastel and
collage before moving on to
more traditional acrylics/oils
on canvas now adding
cosmetics.
“Mannequin Perfectionism”
My latest body of work is
primarily based on the female
form, partially influenced by
the late Tamara de Lempicka
who was an art deco figurative
artist that painted high
society aristocrats. De
Lempicka’s women were perfect,
bold and voluptuous with
strongly cast shadows upon
cubist relief backgrounds.
The ideology behind my new
body of work is “Mannequin
Perfectionism”. Individuals
painted unrealistically with
smaller but more poignant
glimpses of realism. In our
world today we have molded our
minds, our own human
behavioral expressions to
accept “Mannequin” like
beauties as normality. The
waxy complexions, nearly
symmetrical face structures,
peculiarly voluminous extended
limbs and strongly cast
shadows create a sense of
automata but with a cultural
stir…
Having been born and raised in
Australia, excess flesh and
color is abundant at a casual
glance, juxtapose this with
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Lara Chauvin's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Lara Chauvin's Portfolio. Browse Chauvin's body of work: Lara Chauvin’s - New Works- Ideology
(Please see my website for more background information at www.larachauvin.com)
I am primarily a self-taught artist. At a very young age I began drawing and painting figures with materials such as pencils, conté, charcoal, Indian inks, pastel and collage before moving on to more traditional acrylics/oils on canvas now adding cosmetics.
“Mannequin Perfectionism”
My latest body of work is primarily based on the female form, partially influenced by the late Tamara de Lempicka who was an art deco figurative artist that painted high society aristocrats. De Lempicka’s women were ... |
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