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BIOGRAPHY

Lauren Over was born in Latrobe, PA in June of ’81. She grew up in York, PA and moved to Philadelphia in 1999 to attend Tyler School of Art. Having graduated in 2003 with a BFA in Drawing/Painting, Lauren is currently interested in abstract wordless comics and “single frame graphic novels”.

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ARTIST STATEMENT

In these recent drawings I’ve been combining
biological/geographical elements with futuristic/ sci-fi elements
of some kind. Also the
occasional cartoon/comic/anime/pop culture
element….and sometimes a representation of a
human psychological moment/ emotion…

The coexistence of these, for me,
translate into thoughts about where
humanity comes form…[its relationship to its
history and to the planet]; where it is at present [specifically the process of once –
distant communities of the world
becoming more culturally integrated with one another];
and also its relationship to its future and the rest of the
universe [and beyond].

At the same time the drawings are simply about my personal
relationships and feelings. Love, doubt, solitude,
exploration, longing, reflection, hope.
All of this is within

Image-making is a way of sorting
information,
and personal response to it [thought and feeling].
Before I choose pictures from which to work,
-arrange and re-render them-
I do not articulate a concise statement.
Before creation, there is too much from which to formulate clear thoughts.
Being selective of images, I’m simultaneously selecting my most prominent/and or
significant thoughts,
extracting them,
and writing them into sentences [visual paves the way for verbal].
When I’ve completed compositions I can read myself through them.
I can say,

this is what I experienced,

this is what I learned;

This is what I have to share with you.