Liza Lou Backyard

243 8 x 335 3 x 426 7 cm.

Liza lou backyard. Lou lives and works in south africa where she employs traditional zulu bead workers to help her create her time intensive art. Lou s first major work was kitchen and backyard which defined her sensibility and style. Lou was born in new york ny to bohemian turned born again christian parents. Over a period of five years.

My next project involved making a backyard with 250 000 blades of grass. Liza lou born 1969 is an american visual artist best known for producing large scale sculpture using glass beads. Liza lou is most famous for her works kitchen and backyard created by covering their every surface with glass beads from the czech republic. Glass beads wood wire plaster and artist s used appliances.

Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. Liza lou is exhibiting her latest piece. Liza lou is a contemporary american artist best known for her large scale sculptures and installations. Blanket iii 2005 glass beads on polyester resin 14 by 46 by 26 inches.

Liza lou s kitchen was created by placing each of tiny beads separately using a pair of tweezers and that way created an amazing mosaic surface to every single item in the room from walls to newspaper to a bag of chips. She wanted to make a difference but also learn from others. Collection of the whitney museum of american art new york. Liza lou american b 1969 is a conceptual artist whose work is typically done in unlikely mediums such as beads.

As a child she moved to minneapolis mn and grew up watching exorcisms and speaking in tongues. She values the process of making art and the labor involved especially when surrounded by community. View liza lou s 63 artworks on artnet. 1996 1999 for which lou enlisted the help of volunteers to recreate grass in a 525 square foot 48 8 m 2 model of a backyard.

Kitchen 1991 1996. Liza lou backyard 1999.