lauren amalia redding
Lauren Amalia Redding (b. 1987, Naples, Florida) isn’t just fascinated by meticulous drawing, or with the monumental, mysterious exploration undertaken by astronauts. She’s primarily intrigued by how philosophy and culture, which propel technology and the humanities in equal measure, are also responsible for launching each starsailor into their new frontiers. Redding draws using silverpoint, a pre-Renaissance metallic stylus, as well as in mixed-media on Mylar and its twin, DuraLar, plastic films used to insulate the arms of NASA spacesuits. Though her mediums better reflect and parallel the materials used in space exploration, her approach to
drawing is shaped by the technical tenets of Renaissance Florence. And, after the birth of her son, she increasingly edits and combines this imagery—ranging from classical sculpture to space shuttles—to symbolically encapsulate her experience of pregnancy and motherhood.
Lauren Amalia Redding
Lauren Amalia Redding (b. 1987, Naples, Florida) isn’t just fascinated by meticulous drawing, or with the monumental, mysterious exploration undertaken by astronauts. She’s primarily intrigued by how philosophy and culture, which propel technology and the humanities in equal measure, are also responsible for launching each starsailor into their new frontiers. Redding draws using silverpoint, a pre-Renaissance metallic stylus, as well as in mixed-media on Mylar and its twin, DuraLar, plastic films used to insulate the arms of NASA spacesuits. Though her mediums better reflect and parallel the materials used in space exploration, her approach to
drawing is shaped by the technical tenets of Renaissance Florence. And, after the birth of her son, she increasingly edits and combines this imagery—ranging from classical sculpture to space shuttles—to symbolically encapsulate her experience of pregnancy and motherhood.
