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Carnival Of Death (by Laura Lipton) @ Last Rite Gallery (October 1 - 23, 2011)

Published on Thursday, 29 September 2011 08:43 Written by Brian Chow

(From Last Rite Gallery Press Release)

Laurie Lipton was born in New York and began drawing at the age of four. She was the first person to graduate from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pennsylvania with a Fine Arts Degree in Drawing (with honours). She has lived in Holland, Belgium, Germany,France and London and has recently moved back to the States after 35 years abroad. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout Europe and the USA.

Lipton was inspired by the religious paintings of the Flemish School. She tried to teach herself how to paint in the style of the 17th century Dutch Masters and failed. When traveling around Europe as a student, she began developing her very own peculiar drawing technique building up tone with thousands of fine cross-hatching lines like an egg tempera painting. "It's an insane way to draw", she says, "but the resulting detail and luminosity is worth the amount of effort".

(continues at http://www.lastritesgallery.com/lipton2011_pr.php)

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 1st, 7:00pm-11:00pm.

Show runs October 1 - 23, 2011.

The Drawings:

The Knitter Bones:

Midnight Commuters:

(see complete previews at http://www.lastritesgallery.com/shows_lipton2011.php)