LAUREN NAPOLITANO
EXHIBITION: LAUREN NAPOLITANO@836M
DATES: 11/16/2015 - 04/04/2016
COLLECTIONS: EPHEMERAL
CURRENTLY BASED: OAKLAND, CA
INSTAGRAM: @PEPTALKS
ARTIST WEBSITE: LAURENAPOLITANO.COM
Bio
“I’m a traveling mixed media artist creating anything out of everything.”
— LAUREN NAPOLITANO
Based out of Oakland and a very prolific member of its resident art scene since 2010, Lauren’s work takes form around the central theme of myth. Lauren’s linear work adorns whatever surface it finds itself on with a sense of mystery and harmony in terms of symbolism and narrative. Her paintings chart the movement of celestial bodies while also referencing our physical connection with our own Earth.
Napolitano has referenced Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth as an essential inspiration and has said:
“I am obsessed with this idea of a story and how objects tell a story of where they have been. Your hands can tell everyone around you how much you use them, how often you’re outside, if you like to work on cars, or if you’re a tense nail-biter. I like to see how much you can tell about a person without them ever speaking a word.”