Laura Splan (born 1973) is an American visual artist. She is based in New York City.
Work
Splan's work explores the correlation between art, science technology and the traditional and experimental crafts. A primary influence is microbiological and medical imaging. She has created innovative works in lace referencing viruses and microbes. The lace Doilies are embroidered in radial virus patterns that visualize the HIV, SARS, Influenza and other virus structures. Splan has created watercolors using her own blood as a medium rather than paint. Splan uses the foil of familiar domestic artifacts and decorative textiles to convey meaning about the visceral body, biohazards and epidemics. Because her work often addresses pathogens and disease it has been described as beautiful and horrible. Splan describes her artistic goals are to inspire "beauty and horror, comfort and discomfort.
Exhibitions
Her work has been shown at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.
References
- ^ Sheena Sood. "February 2008, Extreme Embroidery @ the Museum of Arts and Design". Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- Butchart, Amber (17 April 2020). "What Can a Surgeon Learn from a Tailor? Harnessing the Healing Art of Thread". frieze.com. Frieze. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- "Laura Splan: Code and Noise". Currents New Media. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Watching Hands Artist: Laura Splan". CDC Foundation. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- Ciccarone, Erica (30 January 2015). "Blood and Guts with Laura Splan: Last Wednesday's Artist Talk at Austin Peay". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Biological Imaginings". Interalia Magazine. June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Straight Talk with Laura Splan". SciArt Initiative. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- Guntzel, Jeff Severns (5 May 2009). "Deadly viruses re-imagined as lace doilies". Utne Reader. Retrieved 2 October 2019.