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    • HOME
    • about
    • WORK
      • Paradise Collages
      • Installations
      • Misplaced Series
      • Mental Narratives Photos
      • Mental Narratives Books
      • Mental Narratives Canvas
      • Mental Narratives Thread
      • Mental Narratives Paint
      • Mental Narratives Collage
      • Quilts
      • Paintings
      • Works on Paper
      • Fabric and Paint
      • Fabric Collages
    • COMMUNITY PROJECTS
      • Diary of the Recent Past
      • HOPEMASK
    • Dot Art Studio
    • current exhibitions
    • Contact

laura villarreal

laura villarreallaura villarreallaura villarreal
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  • about
  • WORK
  • COMMUNITY PROJECTS
  • Dot Art Studio
  • current exhibitions
  • Contact

Thread Installations

Not long ago I heard Louise Bourgeois say that being small will not impede her from making big art works.  So I decided to challenge myself, lose the fear and start using the architectural space as my canvas. With thread as my medium, I started creating geometric abstract forms to reconfigure my surrounding space. Playing with the thread becomes a dance, a joyful musical conversation, while it takes a life of its own.



site specific installation

"Paint over paint, as seen in the walls of Mexico, vibrant colors, letters that become a voice, and lines that convert into graffiti are my form of ex

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Rupturing geometry through the vital force of the body. 

Physically entering the space while holding the thread.

Weaving in the architectural space.

Architectural space intervention

process

Site specific intervention

Monterrey, Mexico 

Tanya Brillembourg Gallery

Miami, FL