Beads Become Clouds: The Art of Liza Lou
These may be the most intricate and mesmerizing contemporary artworks this fall? and that?s before you find out how they?re made.
The newest beaded sculptures by L.A. artist Liza Lou are on view at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York this month. These may be the most intricate and mesmerizing contemporary artworks this fall? and that?s before you find out how they?re made.
Nacreous, 2018. Photo by Matthew Herrmenn
Nacreous, 2018 (detail). Photo by Matthew Herrmenn
Pyrocumulus, 2018
Pyrocumulus, 2018 (detail)
Each work is made from multiple sheets of hand-sewn white glass beads that are often painted and stained with color. From a distance, they resemble used ?paint rags? or old paper towels – that get exponentially more beautiful the closer you look. My (very rough) estimate is that each 14-inch square hold around 20,000 beads. The completed works are composed of a grid of many squares, often layered 2 or 3 sheets deep. Noctilucent, 2018 (detail)
Noctilucent, 2018
Noctilucent, 2018 (detail)
To achieve the veil-like patches, Liza smashes and crushes sections of the work, breaking the glass beads and revealing the thread matrix. In other words: to create the most beautiful effects, hours of labor had to be destroyed.
Artist Liza Lou. Photo by Mick Haggerty
Artist Liza Lou. Photo by Jason Schmidt
Liza has been recognized for her beaded sculptures and installations since the mid-90s that often resemble real objects: a full-size kitchen, a mile-long rope, and a c...
The newest beaded sculptures by L.A. artist Liza Lou are on view at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York this month. These may be the most intricate and mesmerizing contemporary artworks this fall? and that?s before you find out how they?re made.
Nacreous, 2018. Photo by Matthew Herrmenn
Nacreous, 2018 (detail). Photo by Matthew Herrmenn
Pyrocumulus, 2018
Pyrocumulus, 2018 (detail)
Each work is made from multiple sheets of hand-sewn white glass beads that are often painted and stained with color. From a distance, they resemble used ?paint rags? or old paper towels – that get exponentially more beautiful the closer you look. My (very rough) estimate is that each 14-inch square hold around 20,000 beads. The completed works are composed of a grid of many squares, often layered 2 or 3 sheets deep. Noctilucent, 2018 (detail)
Noctilucent, 2018
Noctilucent, 2018 (detail)
To achieve the veil-like patches, Liza smashes and crushes sections of the work, breaking the glass beads and revealing the thread matrix. In other words: to create the most beautiful effects, hours of labor had to be destroyed.
Artist Liza Lou. Photo by Mick Haggerty
Artist Liza Lou. Photo by Jason Schmidt
Liza has been recognized for her beaded sculptures and installations since the mid-90s that often resemble real objects: a full-size kitchen, a mile-long rope, and a c...
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