Endlessly inspired by nature, my work often contains painted elements that are reminiscent of life on a molecular level. My biomorphic forms recall living organisms which seem to frenetically
multiply across the canvas in layered arrays. The fluid and organic patterns I create are achieved by the unpredictable reactions of oil paint, resin, and glazes. I am exploring nature that is reduced to its most microscopic, primary forms which I have titled the
“Unknown Species”. The resulting compositions are created using multiple layers of translucent glazes, emparting levels of depth. With the addition of each layer, these forms begin to overlap and like the rings in a tree they evoke a passage of time. The varied sizes of my Unknown Species can also remind the viewer of our life span. It can be seen from infancy to full size adults and as families that group together having colors and markings that are similar to each other.
I have been influenced by my research on childbirth and infants. I once read that when a baby is born, he or she will be attracted to the shape of a target and all concentric circles, because of the instinctual
need for the mother’s breast and survival. I don’t know if this has ever been proven, but the idea that humans might be drawn to shapes by their instincts fascinates me. After reading about this instinctual attraction, I started creating art with concentric circles, at first with collage and then with paint. I have painted landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and worked with ornament and design, but have always come back to the simplicity and power of the
concentric circles.
I have also continued to explore these forms through
photographs of my paintings. I am now able to connect to
the symmetry found in the mathematical patterns of snow flakes,
flowers, and plants as well as the detailed patterns found in the
microscopic world. I take the photographs of my art and change
the composition to be symmetrical which automatically creates new
patterns. My title for this work is the Bits and Pieces Series.
Although the new compositions are created digitally, they become art
that is considered mixed media and "one of a kind" because of the
addition of colored pencils, ink, paint, and rhinestones. Besides for
printing on paper and canvas, I also use the photographs of my paintingsto create animated short videos. I enjoy seeing the Unknown Species dance across the screen to the music I grew up with. My father, Al Gurton, who was a professional pianist, left me many recordings of himself playing the music of Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, and others from that genre. It gives me pleasure to be creating these duets. I hope that my Unknown Species, the cellular shapes in all of my paintings, mixed media works and videos, echoing naturally occurring shapes, provide the rhythms of life and existence.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Lauragurton
multiply across the canvas in layered arrays. The fluid and organic patterns I create are achieved by the unpredictable reactions of oil paint, resin, and glazes. I am exploring nature that is reduced to its most microscopic, primary forms which I have titled the
“Unknown Species”. The resulting compositions are created using multiple layers of translucent glazes, emparting levels of depth. With the addition of each layer, these forms begin to overlap and like the rings in a tree they evoke a passage of time. The varied sizes of my Unknown Species can also remind the viewer of our life span. It can be seen from infancy to full size adults and as families that group together having colors and markings that are similar to each other.
I have been influenced by my research on childbirth and infants. I once read that when a baby is born, he or she will be attracted to the shape of a target and all concentric circles, because of the instinctual
need for the mother’s breast and survival. I don’t know if this has ever been proven, but the idea that humans might be drawn to shapes by their instincts fascinates me. After reading about this instinctual attraction, I started creating art with concentric circles, at first with collage and then with paint. I have painted landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and worked with ornament and design, but have always come back to the simplicity and power of the
concentric circles.
I have also continued to explore these forms through
photographs of my paintings. I am now able to connect to
the symmetry found in the mathematical patterns of snow flakes,
flowers, and plants as well as the detailed patterns found in the
microscopic world. I take the photographs of my art and change
the composition to be symmetrical which automatically creates new
patterns. My title for this work is the Bits and Pieces Series.
Although the new compositions are created digitally, they become art
that is considered mixed media and "one of a kind" because of the
addition of colored pencils, ink, paint, and rhinestones. Besides for
printing on paper and canvas, I also use the photographs of my paintingsto create animated short videos. I enjoy seeing the Unknown Species dance across the screen to the music I grew up with. My father, Al Gurton, who was a professional pianist, left me many recordings of himself playing the music of Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, and others from that genre. It gives me pleasure to be creating these duets. I hope that my Unknown Species, the cellular shapes in all of my paintings, mixed media works and videos, echoing naturally occurring shapes, provide the rhythms of life and existence.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Lauragurton
