Laura Quattrocchi
Movement is the beginning.
9 artworks by Laura Quattrocchi (Selection)
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All That Shines Under The Dirt is an immersive installation composed of giant flowers made of crashed [...]
All That Shines Under The Dirt is an immersive installation composed of giant flowers made of crashed cans found in Detroit. I made 19 giant flowers (inspired by drawing made by kids and people of the neighborhood ). I collected and washed crashed cans for about 20 months.
Artist Statement for the project
All That Shines Under The Dirt is what catches my eyes, sparks of light under the dirt, dormant energy lost (tossed) in space, traces of human behavior which I sense and have a desire to gather. I feel if I assemble all this energy together into a new form I will understand something about my surroundings and our human fragility. It’s also my desire to pick up the ugly, dirty, discarded, unwanted, disposable object and give it a second chance to be seen.
Concept and sculptures by Laura Quattrocchi
Lights and video by Joshua Bisset
Sound by Billy Mark
Artist Statement for the project
All That Shines Under The Dirt is what catches my eyes, sparks of light under the dirt, dormant energy lost (tossed) in space, traces of human behavior which I sense and have a desire to gather. I feel if I assemble all this energy together into a new form I will understand something about my surroundings and our human fragility. It’s also my desire to pick up the ugly, dirty, discarded, unwanted, disposable object and give it a second chance to be seen.
Concept and sculptures by Laura Quattrocchi
Lights and video by Joshua Bisset
Sound by Billy Mark
Laura Quattrocchi
"All That Shines Under The Dirt - Flower 1"
Sculpture - Aluminium | 168x60 in
$9,500
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Laura Quattrocchi
"All That Shines Under The Dirt - Flower 3"
Sculpture - Aluminium | 132x45 in
$7,000
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The artist has won prizes and awards
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The artist's works have been noticed by the editorial staff
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The artist participates in art shows and fairs
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Exercises the profession of artist as a main activity
Biography
Laura Quattrocchi is a multimedia artist and performer. She was born in Padova, Italy and moved to New York City in 1995 to study contemporary dance and relocated to Detroit in 2016. Her current practice includes Installation, set design, sculpture and performance.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME
I love moving.
As long as I can remember, I was always interested in moving. Dance was my way into studying this world. It took many years and lots of traveling to understand in this messy field what I was really interested in.
It was not dance forms or styles.
My passion was really to learn the mechanics of movement, our animal-self.
With that I found Freedom, freedom from form, institutions, academia, competition, a safe and solid place where I could teach myself about myself where I could sense myself in relation to everything else.
With that I found the beautiful logic of life and its elements, the connection to my weight, my energy, gravity, air, life, The Earth, and It changed my placement in the world.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Form is the result of energy patterns, behavior, accidents, chemical balance....
Form is always there
Possibilities are always there.
I sense energy around me.
I observe my body and how it connects to everyday life through movements.
I practice movement improvisation
I practice listening, seeing.
I practice using my hands.
I practice cleaning outside.
I practice patience.
I practice saying hi to people.
My work at least for now feels like a puzzle. Gathering pieces to understand the whole pictures, to fix what’s broken, to find what’s missing.
It helps me coping with the madness of the world of human beings.
It reminds me of beauty.
It keeps me hopeful.
It keeps me alert.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary American Artists
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Achievements
Solo Expositions
2024
The Losers Show
Detroit,
MI,
United States
2020
All That Shines Under The Dirt
Detroit,
MI,
United States
2016
The Loser Show
Jersey City,
NJ,
United States
2014
The Lost Collection
Jersey City,
NJ,
United States
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Added Apr 23, 2024
The Losers Show
Andy Arts, Fenkell Avenue, Detroit, MI, USA
Saturday
4
May
2024
Sunday
30
June
2024
"The Loser Show" is an interactive multidisciplinary art happening about luck, loss and hope by Laura Quattrocchi.
Monumental in scope, the show features artworks created from tens of thousands of losing lottery tickets donated to the artist by her neighbors over the past five years. Games and prizes of course are guaranteed.
Read the full article in the Detroit Metro Times
Opening time: Sat May 4th, 3-6pm
FREE EVENT. Family friendly
Artist talk: Sat May 11th at 4pm.
Visits by appt: Call Josh at 201.993.9668
Special thanks to Mr Andy Jones ( "The Andy") for collecting and bringing me thousands of tickets so I can "make something good"
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