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Artist Statement Despite the joy and excitement I feel every time I apply paint to a canvas, the experience always has me a little on edge, a little uncomfortable. The art unravels itself as I work, and I am always a little unsure of the final outcome. Each of my paintings expresses a deep part of myself that I am unable to communicate through words. Hopefully, my paintings, will take your mind to a stimulating place, that challenges you as well. My work is abstract, and my graphic design background is the catalyst, that creates the foundation for my art. My ideas are mostly influenced by nature and my love of the outdoors. I try to capture an unrestrained energy and playfulness through the use of bold colors and spontaneous lines with layered paint. I have used tree branches covered with paint to create an organic feel to the bottom layers. I also work with a brush attached to the end of a long stick, to generate a spontaneous feel for the initial layers. My canvases are moved as I paint, which prevents the artwork from looking static. Usually, I am covered with paint when I work, which adds an amusing and pleasurable aspect to the process. I use my fingers, large brushes, acrylic, crayons, various acrylic media, spackling paste, tissue paper, tape and pencils to build the canvases.
Bio Since I could hold a crayon, I was constantly drawing and doodling on walls and under couches, where my work was not always appreciated. At age 5, when my mother discovered my carved and painted graffiti creatures along a 15 foot wall in our family room, she promptly signed me up for art classes hoping to spare our furniture and walls from further bursts of creativity. My dad owned a baking company and as a young teenager, I had free reign with the frosting tubes to decorate cakes. I was inspired by the Swiss baking books that that he brought over from Europe, were he was trained in the 1930’s. Many of the cake designs were influenced by Bauhaus, and my early exposure to this movement introduced me to graphics. By my 20’s I took a practical approach to art and design and studied commercial art in college. After graduating, I worked in New York City, initially at Comart-Aniforms where I designed multimedia shows for American Express, Revlon, Ford, and Colgate-Palmolive. At Dolphin Productions, I created animated television graphics for Saturday Night Live, the Dick Cavett Show, Saab and other corporate accounts. In 1981, I worked as a European Creative Consultant
for RTL (Radio Television Luxembourg) Productions in Luxembourg,
Paris, and Brussels. I handled concept development, design, and
execution of computer graphics for television, collateral materials, and
consumer advertising campaigns. Additional Work Experience WePac, West
Philadelphia Alliance for Children, Philadelphia, PA Moore College of Art + Design/Philadelphia Center
for Art + Technology (PCAT), Philadelphia, PA Mural Arts Program’s
Restorative Justice Initiative Art and Spirituality Center,
Philadelphia, PA
Other Professional Experience DreamProgram.org Partnering with a veterinarian to develop an exclusive
line of sugar free, organic herbal biscuits for the equine market Marketing and licensing a line of empowerment dolls
for young girls, with a doll designer Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA, Marketing,
Programming + Planning Committe member Communications Advisory Committee at Cornell University Lectured at high school Career Symposium for 10 years and to various local organizations and professional groups about Graphic Design and Branding
If you would like to purchase any paintings,
please email me at: Lori@LoriFBanks.com
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