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LOUISE RAUH - ARTIST
INFORMATION
Louise Rauh was born and raised in Endicott,
N.Y. where her art teachers
strongly encouraged her to pursue a career in
dentistry. After relocating
to Iowa City she developed an interest in fine
art. Inspired by the work
produced by "local" artists she enrolled in the University of Iowa Fine
Arts Program
where she studied under the guidance of Professor Choo.
She received her MFA in
the spring of 2000. She has been creating pieces
for several years and is
involved in exhibitions throughout the United States
including the Smithsonian
Craft Show in Washington DC, the Philadelphia
Museum of Art Craft Show and the
American Craft Exposition in Evanston,
Illinois. Louise participates in local
arts organizations and enjoys time
with her husband John, cats Miles and
Billy-Rob, and parrot Saffy who
is the undisputed queen of the world.
We are
pleased to have sculptor,
Louise Rauh showing at LKG Contemporary
in Scottsdale, Arizona.
LOUISE RAUH - ARTIST STATEMENT AND
THE PROCESS
"I keep going back to aluminum. As a metal artist I
find a
singular beauty in the material most commonly associated
with cooking utensils and the
aerospace industry. The
lightness of the metal and clean, white surface provides
me with a nearly perfect canvas to work in 3-D. Transition
is a
current theme in my work. The etched pieces reflect change
through growth
and eventual decay, delicacy belied by
the strength of material," states Louise
Rauh
Asphaultum, a resist commonly used in printmaking and
jewelry, it is
applied by brush to the surface of the bowl in a deliberate pattern
and
placed in an alkaline bath for 1-3 hours. The resist protects portions of
the piece while the alkaline solution gradually dissolves exposed metal.
This
process is repeated between 12 - 30 times to achieve the desired
depth and
intricacy of the surface design. The piece is then cleaned,
bleached in an acid
solution to remove any residue from the original
alloy. It is then
finished with several applications of acrylic ink.
Please contact us at 480-945-1209 or
lkg@leonakinggallery.com
for more information about the aluminum sculptures.
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