Sunday, September 17, 2006

Laurie Johns

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Blogger painterfsd said...

Laurie Johns @
Archival Elements
120 W. 11th Street, suite 1
Sioux Falls, SD 57104

2:52 PM, September 17, 2006  
Blogger galvaniseme said...

This painting by Laurie Johns, titled Dress for Success, seems very dreamlike.
Unlike dream paintings from the earlier centuries, there is transparency to the projection of the psyche and an overlap of the mundane and the fantasy. In that way, it has a contemporary, film-like aspect. The narrative that is built into this painting verges on a fairy tale. It seems very Cinderella, although, the toiling character looks more like a priest of some kind. And, the housemaid looks more ‘maidish’ than maidenly. This gives the painting a different sort of tale, one that reaches into a different part of our psyche.

3:42 PM, September 23, 2006  
Blogger galvaniseme said...

Is anyone familiar with the symbolism behind the rake? I've seen this symbol in Liz Bashore's work too. Is this something that will be, like the turkey vulture, a SD specific symbol?

9:46 AM, October 04, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I can't vouch for the accuracy of this, or if Liz intended this meaning, but I read somewhere that the rake is said to signify "laboring in the earth and depending on providence."

12:17 PM, October 11, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I erred when I referred to Liz. I meant the rake in Laurie's painting. Sorry about that.

12:26 PM, October 11, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The figure in the center makes reference to Cindy Sherman's B series photographs, if that helps

12:16 PM, October 31, 2006  
Blogger galvaniseme said...

I thought that she was reminding me of something. The use of transparency would seem even more important to this piece if it was referencing photography. I am entirely creeped out by the priest/rake. He seems to be a symbol of patriarchical domination.

7:53 PM, October 31, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no, not all...I mean he is what you imagine him to be, but in my mind he is the zen gardner...raking despite the distractions

9:46 AM, November 01, 2006  
Blogger galvaniseme said...

That is interesting. In Medieval artworks the righteous are always upright and the swarthy are typically depicted as having rounded shoulders. So, this hunched over figure look a bit like Igor from Frankenstein movies. Also, the word ‘rake’ and ‘libertine’ are synonyms in some cases. I liked the duplicity of the image. It made it more real for me.

9:43 AM, November 06, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

He does have a burdensome role doesn't he. Thanks for leaving so many comments on the sight. You have lots of intellectual energy.

11:39 AM, November 08, 2006  
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