Laura Owens

Laura Owens is a painter and installation artist very firmly practicing in the tradition of the post-conceptual art generation. Using bright, color-infused imagery that depicts landscapes, couples kissing, blooming flowers, and dogs howling at the moon, Owens is something of a modern day John William Waterhouse. Working mostly in paint, Owens' compositions are often reminiscent of the wide, rolling emptiness of Song scholar-paintings, while sharing their tiny exactness with needlepoint. Portraying worlds that are full of mythology and bursting with possibility, Owens is a model for a generation of artists who embrace the constant reinvention of the medium of painting. Praising the artist, MOCA/LA curator Paul Schimmel has declared: "Hers is an art predicated on balancing intuition and intellect, encouraging multiple voices and leveling hierarchies."

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4 Reasons to Collect Laura Owen's 2010 Aquatint
4 Reasons to Collect Laura Owen's 2010 Aquatint
From artists like David Hockney, Louise Bourgeois, Carolee Schnee
From artists like David Hockney, Louise Bourgeois, Carolee Schnee
Everything You Need to Know About the Day Sales
Everything You Need to Know About the Day Sales
Laura Hoptman's Oral History of New York Painting
Laura Hoptman's Oral History of New York Painting
Laura Hoptman on Good Paintings vs. “Bogus” Ones
Laura Hoptman on Good Paintings vs. “Bogus” Ones
Alex Gartenfeld on the Politics of Abstraction
Alex Gartenfeld on the Politics of Abstraction
Hans Ulrich Obrist on Why Painting Is Urgent Now
Hans Ulrich Obrist on Why Painting Is Urgent Now
Why Does Phaidon's Vitamin P3 Matter?
Why Does Phaidon's Vitamin P3 Matter?
See the (Unexpected) Art of 7 Top Artist-Dealers
See the (Unexpected) Art of 7 Top Artist-Dealers
Tyson Reeder on Turning the Art World Askew
Tyson Reeder on Turning the Art World Askew
Mark Beasley's Picks From NADA Miami Beach 2015
Mark Beasley's Picks From NADA Miami Beach 2015
6 Artworks to Invest in This September
6 Artworks to Invest in This September
8 Rising Stars to Watch at EXPO CHICAGO
8 Rising Stars to Watch at EXPO CHICAGO
Steve Hanson on the History of China Art Objects
Steve Hanson on the History of China Art Objects
Alt History: 8 Groundbreaking Works From the '90s
Alt History: 8 Groundbreaking Works From the '90s
7 of the Best Artworks at Art L.A. Contemporary
7 of the Best Artworks at Art L.A. Contemporary
10 West Coast Artists You Need to Know
10 West Coast Artists You Need to Know
Collector Adam Lindemann on Picking Winners
Collector Adam Lindemann on Picking Winners
8 of the Best Artworks at Frieze New York 2014
8 of the Best Artworks at Frieze New York 2014
The Many Faces of the 2014 Whitney Biennial
The Many Faces of the 2014 Whitney Biennial
The Most Spectacular Art in the Whitney Biennial
The Most Spectacular Art in the Whitney Biennial
An Insider's Guide to L.A.'s Art Scene
An Insider's Guide to L.A.'s Art Scene
The Year Ahead: Expert Art Predictions for 2014
The Year Ahead: Expert Art Predictions for 2014