Anne Labovitz

Lives and works in St Paul, MN, USA

Artist statement

I am a contemporary artist dedicated to making artworks that are urgent, participatory, and unrepentantly beautiful. My work examines themes of isolation, loneliness, and disconnection by activating color, movement, and light in large-scale immersive work. Local context and creating connections with others are embodied in my creative process. For me, color is energy, a life force and space is dialogical and dynamic. Using color, light, and movement, I create experimental, site-specific work designed to engage a visceral and emotional place for viewers. Moving towards a more sculptural practice has deepened my investigation into space. This shift has been a challenging opportunity to examine spatial impact and the effect of color on people. For example, my recent sculptural work at Rochester Art Center, Minnesota Marine Art Museum and the Minneapolis St Paul INternational Airport have provided opportunities to explore scale, form, shape, and color in conversation with architecture. My process and concepts are responsive to the current socio-political context. My exploration of abstraction through text-based marks is my urgent response to the world. My work responds to space, place, and people, reflecting my belief that art can have a commitment towards interconnection. My praxis reflects visual representation of human connection, emotive use of color and light, and inclusion and compassion. My intention is to provide a platform for visual optimism. I engage my viewers...

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