Bid the Gap

Introducing Louisa Clark 

An artist whose practice revolves around the translation of our environments and our interactions with them. Central to her work are line and tone, which serve as catalysts for her observations and artistic creations. Clark is particularly fascinated by the materiality of line, as it enables her to explore tactility, tone, and colour in her artworks. While she has a strong focus on sculpture, she doesn't see her sculptures as polished pieces but rather as a process that informs her two-dimensional works.

Clark's artistic process involves translating fragments of her surrounding environment, often overlooked structures, into unfired clay sculptures. These rigid and robust structures are transformed into smaller, doughy, and fragile sculptures. By working with these sculptures as a first process, she is able to infuse her paintings with a sense of joyous freedom. Manipulating scale and perspective within her sculptures allows her to convey the importance, unimportance, and fragility of the fragments she depicts.

The artist's work is deeply rooted in her surroundings and how she observes them. Her focus on our environment and the act of observation is integral to her creative process. Clark aims to offer different perspectives on familiar things, inviting viewers to engage in a playful observation. The ambiguous nature of her subject matter encourages individual experiences and interpretations when viewing her artworks.

Louisa Clark's art strives to bridge the gap between our lived experiences and the artistic representation of our surroundings. Through her exploration of line, tone, and sculpture, she invites viewers to reconsider their relationships with the environments they inhabit, and to find beauty and significance in overlooked details. Her work is a testament to the power of observation and the transformative potential of art.

Accolades:
Awards

Prunella  Clough Award 2020, Legacy Commission - A permanent piece at Wimbledon College of Art to commemorate the legacy of the recently terminated Painting course at Wimbledon, as well as influential artist and educator, Prunella Clough.

Shortlisted with exhibition for the Rising Stars Rome Scholarship - Royal Over-seas league 

Publications 

2021
 

Horizon Magazine Issue no.3
Interim Arts Zine Issue no.1

Exhibitions

2022

Rising Stars, Royal Over-seas league Club house, London UK

Show, Wimbledon, Camberwell and Chelsea 2020, Chelsea UAL, London UK
 
2021

Through The Mirage, Fitzrovia Gallery, London UK
Taking Shape, Espacio Gallery, London UK
Interior, Exterior, Sala Salon, London UK
Domesticity and the Feminine - Joséphine-May Bailey 
Alright?,   Cultivate - The Organ   (Link in text)
Open Fragment,   Pragmata Collective  (Link in text)
 
2020

UAL Graduate Showcase 
Penultimatum, Copeland Gallery, London UK
 
2019
 
Inside Job, Tate Modern, London UK
Sand-Pit, Uthink, Holborn, London UK
 
2018

Traces, Central Saint Martins UAL, London UK
 
2017

Interpretations, Hunter Gallery, Suffolk UK



Education

BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting - Wimbledon College of Art, UAL, 2017 - 2020
@louisa_clark
www.louisa-clark.com