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Louise Laplante
Ancient, Original, Modern Fables with Hares (Graphic Collage with Chalk Paper)

2016

$6,850
£5,216.13
€6,006.23
CA$9,707.05
A$10,441.32
CHF 5,580.15
MX$123,073.46
NOK 70,352.58
SEK 64,315.61
DKK 44,876.72

About the Item

chalk on vintage collaged paper from a book of fables Artwork measures 60 x 32 inches 65. x 35.5 inches framed, deckle edge paper is floated in natural wood moulding with glass This painting is being offered by Carrie Haddad Gallery, located in Hudson, NY This modern, graphic chalk drawing on collaged vintage book pages was made by Louise Laplante in 2016. These are not your average cutesy bunnies - the artist imagines as though these tough hares would wear motorcycle jackets. The vivid black hares are stenciled in chalk on top on collaged pages from a vintage book of fables. The old stories and illustrations from the book are still legible and add a charming element to the playful jumping hares in the foreground. The work is complimented with a modern natural wood frame. Notes from the artist: Biography is an interesting word and can mean many things, from chronological history, a series of significant “impact” dates or events to a more free flow blend of the past and its relevancy to the present. Personally, my history is heavily affected by my status as a second generation American of French Canadian descent growing up close to the Quebec border. The easy passage from “old world” to “new world” is unique to those in states abutting the “old country” and results in the blending of the old and new. Stories from my family’s past influenced my parents’ choices in raising their children. These choices still resonate with me. As an artist, this blending of old world and new, history and present, gradually became the wellspring for my work. Studying art at the Art Institute of Boston and College of New Rochelle as an undergraduate, and SUNY Albany as a graduate student I did as all students do, searched for my voice, trying styles, media and approaches. This continued into my early years as an artist. The work I did then, valuable as a learning experience has since been destroyed as it served its purpose. I began to mine my past, to use the remnants of the past, to recognize its’ relevant to the present and its richness in imagery.
  • Creator:
    Louise Laplante (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2016
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 65.5 in (166.37 cm)Width: 35.5 in (90.17 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Hudson, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2271464063

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