Laurence Vallières
Laurence Vallières (born 1986) is a Canadian sculptor and artist.[1] Vallières is best known for her sculptures made from upcycled materials.[2][3][4] The subjects of her works, which are often larger-than-life sized, include cars, chimps, rhinoceri, elephants[5] and bears.[6][7]
Vallières was born in Quebec City, Quebec and holds a degree in ceramic art from Concordia University in Montreal.[6][8] In 2016 she was commissioned by the Burning Man Festival to create two large cardboard ape sculptures, titled Seeing humanity for what it really is.[9] Her work is included in the Coleccion Solo in Madrid, Spain.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Laurence Vallières – Urban Nation". urban-nation.com.
- ^ "Artists to Watch From Urban Art Fair 2019". www.mutualart.com.
- ^ Dart, Chris. "How cardboard monkeys and apes became stand-ins for us, in Laurence Vallières's art". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Heikhaus, Jörg (1 October 2014). "Urban-Art-Festival: Lasst die Eisbären in Ruhe!". Speersort 1.
- ^ Robinson, Hannah. "Stunning life-size elephant sculptures go on display in Hull". www.hulldailymail.co.uk. Hull Daily Maill. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b Lori Zimmer (15 July 2015). The Art of Cardboard: Big Ideas for Creativity, Collaboration, Storytelling, and Reuse. Rockport Publishers. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-1-62788-357-3.
- ^ Barbara Camocini. Adapting Reuse. Strategie di conversione d’uso degli interni e di rinnovamento urbano: Strategie di conversione d’uso degli interni e di rinnovamento urbano. FrancoAngeli. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-88-917-3833-2.
- ^ "Laurence Vallières - DÉCOVER Magazine".
- ^ "Une Québécoise à Burning Man". Le Journal de Montréal – via www.journaldemontreal.com.
- ^ "Laurence Vallières". Colección Solo.
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