Patterns of Place

Artist Statement

Patterns of Place
The works I’ve created for this exhibition use elements of line, rhythm and form to evoke a sense of place. Whether referencing the memory of a physical location, a point in time or a mental state, these pieces form an abstracted image, a fragment of memory and a touchstone for time passed.

I am continually interested in our perception of the present and how we catalog our memories for future reference. It seems that only rarely are we so aware of the present that we create an indelible, solid memory. Many times recollections are only brief snippets, still snapshots, where the details have been rubbed away and only abstracted patterns remain. Each of these works references a sliver of memory. They are an attempt to capture the fine line between celebration and loss we experience as we realize a moment will never occur again.

Laurel Lukaszewski
October 2013

Aughinbaugh Gallery, Messiah College, Grantham, PA	Gallery View
Gallery View, right	Gallery View, center
Gallery View, left	Dependency, black stoneware, steel rod, wire, 2011
Landscape of Discarded Dreams, porcelain, 2013	Landscape of Discarded Dreams, detail
Dreams Written as They Fall from the Night, black stoneware, 2012	Garden of Desire, black stoneware, porcelain, 2012-2013
Past Midnight, black stoneware, 2013	Past Midnight, detail
Hum, black stoneware, tacks, 2013	Hum, detail
Reflection of the Moon, porcelain, 2013	Skipping Stones, black stoneware, wire, 2013
Kouchou's Garden, porcelain, 2013	Kouchou's Garden, detail
Linked Paths, black stoneware, 2013	Beauty and Bound
Bound, black stoneware, wire, 2011	Beauty, black stoneware, 2011
White Currents, porcelain, 2013	Heavenly, porcelain, steel, 2013