L A U R E L L U K A S Z E W S K I
Exhibition Statement
Sculpting Water
Laurel Lukaszewski has a lifelong fascination with water, enamored by the movement, patterns and rhythms as well as the life that inhabits it. Having grown up on the water, the oceans, sounds and rivers were her playground, creating a backdrop for everyday life. As an adult, Lukaszewski says she continues to be captivated by the oceans and freshwater springs through snorkeling and scuba diving, mesmerized by the textured shaped in limestone, corals and sand, and the ever dancing light filtering from the surface.
In the exhibition, SCULPTING WATER, it becomes readily apparent that the natural world and more specifically, water, plays as significant role in Lukaszewski's creative endeavors. Her most recent works of ceramic sculptures and site specific installations are stunning interpretations of the visual rhythms and the incessant flux of water. According to Lukaszewski, her work aims to capture a snapshot where this contant movement is stilled, if only for a moment in time. Her installation based works reflect this continual change, existing for the duration of the exhibition, and then changing if and when configured again.
![]() Work Program Architects Gallery, Norfolk, VA |
![]() Gallery View |
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![]() Gallery View, right |
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![]() Pedestal Works |
![]() Longing, porcelain, 2017 |
![]() Sideroom Gallery with Video |
![]() Following the Current, porcelain, Mason stains, 2019 |
![]() Guardian, porcelain, wax resist, 2018 |
![]() Guardian & Sentinel, 2018 |
![]() The Wind in Summer, porcelain, Mason stains, 2016 |
![]() Falling Water, porcelain, Mason stains, 2016 |
![]() Looking Towards the Sun, porcelain, Mason stains, 2018 |
![]() Longing (Left), porcelain, 2017 |
![]() Longing (Right), porcelain, 2017 |
![]() Sculpting Water Statement |
![]() Touching Water, porcelain, 2019 |
![]() Tidal, porcelain, 2019 & Strong Current, porcelain, 2017 |
![]() Everything I've Ever Wanted, stoneware, glaze, 2018 |