Laura Newman's Paintings Explored in Essay on Spatial Illusions and Parallax Vision
Laura Newman’s exhibit, 'Recent Paintings,' is up at Jen Bekman Gallery on 6 Spring Street, between Bowery and Elizabeth, until October 14th. In September 2010, an essay critiquing her art came out on artcritical, right when she was showing in Nova Scotia. The piece explores how Newman plays with space, using vertical elements that complicate how we typically view things. Her work Winter Scene (2009) exemplifies this with its confusing billboard imagery and spatial relationships. She employs a parallax approach, creating visual puzzles where flatness suggests depth and stable shapes appear wobbly. Her vibrant colors enhance the feeling of uncertainty in space. Previously, she exhibited 'Glass Walls and Billboards' at Anna Leonowens Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in July 2010.
Key facts
- Laura Newman's exhibition 'Recent Paintings' is on view at Jen Bekman Gallery through October 14th
- An essay about Newman's work was first published on artcritical in September 2010
- Newman's painting Winter Scene (2009) features a displaced billboard with four distinct colors
- Her work employs vertical elements that function as unreliable spatial markers
- Newman creates parallax effects that challenge monocular vision
- Her exhibition 'Glass Walls and Billboards' was shown in Halifax, Nova Scotia in July 2010
- Newman's paintings combine expressionist techniques with spatial contradictions
- Her work explores themes of presence versus void and seeing versus feeling
Entities
Artists
- Laura Newman
Institutions
- Jen Bekman Gallery
- Anna Leonowens Gallery
- The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
- artcritical
Locations
- 6 Spring Street
- Bowery
- Elizabeth
- Halifax
- Nova Scotia
- Canada