Primary Medium

Painting

Address

276 Greenpoint Ave
Building 8, Studio 8121
Brooklyn, 11222

Artist Statement

I use the term “memories once removed” to refer to people and events someone was either not alive to experience or too young to remember but has inherited nonetheless through the construct of family identity. This portrait series includes fragments of old family photographs—memories once removed—mapped onto the subjects’ clothing and bodies to speak to how such histories co-author personal narratives. By often showing the painted subjects relating to each other in comfortable, intimate ways, the artwork also seeks to portray how people are constantly evolving, entangled not only with genetic histories but also with each other’s presences.

Links

Website: http://lauraschneiderartwork.com
Instagram: @lauraschneiderartwork