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SaveArtSpace will be transforming advertising spaces into public art in Louisville, KY! All artists are encouraged to submit!
Submit now for your opportunity to have your art displayed on advertisement space in Louisville, KY.
Deadline to Submit: TBA
Curator: TBA
- Each artist is encouraged to submit up to ten (10) images. $10 per image.
- We will announce the selected artist via social media and email.
- There is a 2 to 6-week turnaround time for notification and installation after each deadline.
Artist Statement for “Libirty”
In the painting “Libirty” Simone Brown explores the themes of activism, identity, and social justice in communities where these qualities are often stifled. The vividly crafted painting provides a depiction of the people in these areas rising in unison. The piece is intended to be thought provoking and spark discussion from viewers.
“The painting is a socially conscious depiction of life in urban communities from the perspective of women who exist in them. Growing up a black woman in a community riddled with poverty, I began exploring activism through art. This new self-awareness led me to the exploration of identity and how it correlates with society. “Libirty” was created to be a representation of a new emergence of activism throughout these communities. The brightly utilized color scheme draws from personal emotions linked to these environments. The cool cityscape being symbolic of the cold reality of life in the inner city, contrasts harmoniously with the warm tones used to depict the union of the people at bottom.”
Connect with Simone on Instagram at @simone_renae502.
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BIO
Les Heinze is a mixed media artist and instructor with Verizon Innovative Learning. As a teaching artist she works to encourage middle school girls to use creative thinking with augmented and virtual reality while merging those skills with social entrepreneurship, design thinking and 3D printing. Les furthers her work as an artist by assisting community projects that help empower the youth and women of all ages through creative expression by thinking in unconventional terms that challenge them to think outside the box.
Statement
Les Heinze’s work is inspired by her observations of cultural objectification of women throughout society. She intentionally creates each piece as a character with bold colors and features that provoke themes of illusion, mystery and fantasy. Each character created portrays a role to be fulfilled within a perceived reality while reflecting the stoic feminine seeking liberation from the created societal chaos and asking the viewer to realize that the attainment of freedom is much more complex than a superficial image of role.
Connect with Les on Instagram at @lesheinzeart.
Artist Statement for “At Arms Length” by Debra Lott
Funded with a grant from Kentucky Foundation for Women, Debra Lott presents an observation and commentary on the mass media’s portrayal of flawless, unattainable feminine ideals in magazines, movies and music videos. This painting is a satirical statement that incorporates figurative distortion and exaggeration while mocking the media’s use of melodramatic, erotic and often implausible poses. The intent beyond the aesthetics is to engage viewers, raise awareness and stimulate dialogue among young girls and women.
“This piece is a departure into socially conscious art; it is also an extension of my past work. I have always enjoyed painting the female form. Until now, the work took a naturalistic form; however, the absurdity of my source material inspired me to take the work in a more experimental direction. The subject matter shaped my perspective on the figures and they began to take on a life of their own. Loose, thicker brushstrokes added an emotional, psychological dimension to the painting. As a result, this project has altered both the way I view mass media and the possibilities of my art.”
Bio
Based in Louisville, KY, Debra Lott creates oil paintings and drawings that use the female form to explore contemporary issues in art. Her large-scale expressive paintings reflect upon the human experience, specifically about women adjusting and coping with contemporary challenges. Her works transcend ethnicities, socio-economic levels, and age.
Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Lott received a BA in Art Education from Palm Beach Atlantic University and an MAT in Art with a Specialization in Painting from Florida Atlantic University. She studied privately in South Florida under Graham Ingles, illustrator and famed EC comic artist.
Lott’s work has been featured in regional, national and international exhibitions at venues such as: The National Women’s Caucus for the Arts at Kniznick Gallery in Brandeis University, Boston, the St Louis National Caucus for the Arts in Missouri, and the International Drawing Annual 5 Exhibition in Print, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, “Demographically Speaking”, a Figurative Exhibition, Lexington Art League. Selected Corporate collections are St. Joseph’s Hospital East, Lexington, KY, Norton Cancer Institute, Louisville, KY, Family Scholar House, Louisville, KY, Center for Women and Families, Louisville, KY and private art collector’s LaDonna Nichols and Larry Shapin.
A recipient of many awards and honors, Lott received The Kentucky Foundation for Women 2007, 2008 and 2016 Artist Enrichment Grants, the Multicultural Expressions of Faith, Award of Excellence, Xavier University, Cincinnati and the 2016 Figurative Artist of the Year Award, at Art Comes Alive 2016, Cincinnati, OH. First Place in “Years of Chaos, Issues that are Destroying Us Now,” Kore Gallery, 2019 Louisville, KY.
As a member of Pyro Gallery in Louisville, KY, Lott has been the featured or solo artist in seven major exhibits.
Connect with Debra on Instagram at @debralott.