LIZ LONDON ARTIST STATEMENT    2007

Liz London’s artwork explores the realms and depths of her inner transformation by identifying personal archetypes, historical and mythological stories. Her original art pieces continue a stream of consciousness and creative enigma throughout all aspects of her life documented by using items identified by deep symbolism and layered abstractions. She considers herself an abstract impressionist/expressionist artist, the painting being most importantly about composition, form, shape, and colors much like her predecessors during the Transcendental Painting Movement. (New Mexico 1938-1942)

Blending different levels of paint with mixed media, her artwork provides visual form honoring what is often perceived as ordinary throughout day-to-day lives. London transforms seemingly mundane human experiences into profound significance, such as coincidences becoming synchronicities and serendipitous opportunities to grow and learn.

As inspiration London often uses photography, found objects, and paper from explorations throughout her travels, dreams, vivid imaginings, and inner journeys. She captures forgotten, abandoned landscapes, and figurative poses, combined with symbolic representations from all over the world and across time. What is hidden or partially revealed in her work is just as important as what is seen, much like the excavation of an ancient civilization that may provide a clue or a lost link reconnecting us to question our lives for meaning through spirit, God, faith, or individual path.

 

By including discarded personal detritus or found objects on surfaces, London evokes a sense of personal, civilizations, nature or earth’s history. Her intention is to question or incite new ideas within the viewer that may alter their current stream of consciousness. In each painting or sculpture, what is left behind is a reoccurring theme or symbol in the work, something that is missing within, a clue or a puzzle that beckons to be found. Fictional landscapes recall the passage of time and create a mysterious, surreal, and emotional sense of place.

Ms London states, “The art I create is not meant to be literally narrative. It is left open to individual's interpretation and hopefully self discovery. My hope is they will connect at some level or identify some of their personal symbols, memories, or dreams when viewing my work, London continues, “I am consistently learning my art is a philosophical exploration involving a mysterious process of self-discovery," says London.