Lydia Larson

Work samples

Heirloom

Heirloom, 57x48 inches, oil on canvas.
Halfway House.jpg

Halfway House, 48x56 inches, oil on canvas.
Harpoon.jpg

Harpoon, 60x70 inches, oil on canvas
CatsCradle.jpg

Cat’s Cradle, 48x62 inches, oil on canvas

About Lydia

Baltimore City

Lydia Larson was born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey in 1987. Growing up as an American nomad, art making was a means of documenting the constant changes of her surroundings. In May of 2009 she received her BFA from Montclair State University where she studied under Julie Heffernan, Alyssa Monks, and Peter Barnet.

In 2011, Lydia went on to receive her MFA from Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has since been involved in residencies and… more

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Portfolio

I believe there are multiple realities that exist at the same time. I feel that the physical world is not all there is. I imagine many simultaneous events that link together, spilling over, in a highly organized way. Even though everything can seem so utterly random. Perhaps our everyday events fit into something greater and maybe, there is a common thread weaving in and out of the lines of every history there ever was, tying us all together. Perhaps, we are these very threads stitched into a colorful and profound synchronistic quilt.

I am interested in the visual possibilities that result from taking pieces of information that are seemingly not related and translating them into a new image. Within this process lies my attempt to forge connections. Each painting is a single patch in an eternal, endless tapestry. My work overall borrows from various histories, images, memories, and tales. They are little worlds. My most recent paintings explore the aftermath of trauma, responses to it, and the complexities of ownership.