Linda Louis is driven to make art every day …. to explore a theme
until ‘all the juice has been squeezed out.’
Asking Linda Louis to explain her work, she says, is like asking a
snail to give meaning to its shell. Louis’s paintings, drawings and three-dimensional art represent a vibrant self-contained universe
with a sky, a far horizon and no limits. You are invited to take a walk in this universe of fanciful and mysterious images. They have been nurtured by an interior life bubbling over with raw material and a rebellious yearning to build a magical world populated to overflowing.
“My world of art represents real or illusory experiences, captured before they slip away,” says the artist. “Then fragments return when
I am thinking of something else.” Louis interprets the ephemeral … makes it tangible, perceptible, concrete. Maybe you will re-discover your dreams in her work.
As in the fairytale where the children leave breadcrumbs in the
woods to mark their trail, Louis leads us into a virtual forest of remarkable visions, personalities and metaphors. But ohhh … the
birds have eaten the breadcrumbs and we are left to explore on
our own.
Come … take a virtual walk. Have an adventure!
About The Artist:
The art of Linda Louis BA, MFA has been handled by NY City & Greater-Metro galleries. Ms. Louis is an art consultant, art juror & curator. Louis’s work has appeared in the NY Times & many other publications.
Ms. Louis taught entrepreneurship with an emphasis on art marketing at Hofstra University and has taught art for the NY & NJ YMCAs and to Asian children & adults for the NY & NJ YMCAs.
Louis was honored by NY State as a ‘Groundbreaking Woman’ for her contribution to the field of art. One of her nine suites of work centered on the face is an 88-piece set of bas relief sculptures called ‘Earthkins’, inspired by faces of children encountered due to her long involvement with challenged youngsters. ‘Earthkins’ won recognition by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as featured artist for their 50th anniversary.
Louis’s series, ‘Fam*ly of Humans’, has received special recognition in the celebrated international online & print publication, ROOM A Sketchbook for Analytic Action and other wide circulation publications. ‘Fam*ly of Humans’, a series of 374 portraits, was awarded by the Brooklyn Museum and is currently receiving widespread recognition for its humanitarian message.
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