2009
remnant cosmetic facial peel sculpture cast from artist's hands
dimensions of gloves in series vary
Gloves #1 pictured: 1 H × 3.5 W × 12 L in (2.54 H × 8.89 W × 30.48 L cm) each
Gloves is a series of sculptures cast from the artist's own hands. The anatomical detail of skin, hair, and fingernails is captured by an over the counter cosmetic gel medium. The vivid detail of the hand and the implied function of the glove evoke the metaphor of “slipping into the skin of another”.
Gloves is a series of sculptures cast from the artist's own hands. The anatomical detail of skin, hair, and fingernails is captured by an over the counter cosmetic gel medium. The vivid detail of the hand and the implied function of the glove evoke the metaphor of “slipping into the skin of another”.
…Laura Splan presents the human-scaled, handmade, and the physical body through poetic mediation, reminding us of the inescapable material body…
...While it is easy to emphasize the shock effect of Laura Splan’s work, it is much more interesting to make the viewer aware of the meaning behind it...
...Laura Splan disturbs our notions of beauty and femininity by crafting traditionally feminine objects out of unpredictable materials. By using the body as material for textile-based craft, historically thought of as women’s work, Splan shifts the conversation about her work in a way that hearkens back to Miriam Schapiro’s femmage pieces. But in its nearly painful intimacy with the body, Splan’s work has a fresh and universal application: all viewers have their own bodies to contemplate...
...Laura Splan transforms our human temporality into both comforting and unsettling art. It’s magical, heart-stopping...
Exhibitions: “Re/Formations” exhibition at Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College
