LORI HARRISON
Mixed Media
Vision
LORI HARRIRON is a mixed media artist with a studio practice in Toronto. Lori first gained recognition through her award winning textile and furniture design work, which has been featured in prominent publications such as Design Sponge, Toronto Makes and others. During this time Lori returned to her creative roots and began painting in earnest on the side. In 2017 she made the decision to focus solely on her art practice, and since then her work has been steadily gaining interest and acquisitions among private collectors and public institutions. She has exhibited her work at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, The Artist Project, curated a group show through Narwhal Art Projects and completed prominent commissions throughout North America.
In my work I am excited by the idea of beauty in imperfection — specifically entropy — as things move from order to disorder. I am interested in how, through human or environmental processes, urban manufactured environments decay and evolve; shifting from an ordered right-angled newness towards disorder and chaos. Finding beauty in chaos is an act of hope.
My approach to art making is process driven, using a variety of materials, including: linen, wood, plaster, metal, ink and paint. These materials lend themselves to weathering, creating organic texture and depth, to which I then respond to with mark making that is often geometric and hard edged. What I hope to achieve is a tension between these two narratives — disorder and the order I am trying to impose.
Lori is open to commissioned work. Contact Studio Little Red to find out more.
Website: www.loriharrisonart.com
Instagram: @loriharrisonart
Charity: Nature Canada - Find out more about Studio Little Red’s pledge here.
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Image Credit: Ayyyna Budaeva