Limbourg Laura
Born in 1996, Edegem, Belgium
Education:
2018 to present Academy of fine Arts in Prague painting studio of Josef Bolf
2014-2017 Academy of fine Arts in Prague painting studio of Martin Mainer
2010-2014 Private High School of Art & Design s.r.o., painting studio of Jaroslav Klát
Solo Exhibitions:
2019 In the Mood, Galerie Dolmen, Prague, Czech Republic
2018 Aviatior, CSOB Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2019 Speed Art Dating, Ex Post, Prague
2019 Please Wait to be Called, Ply Gallery, London
2019 Girls Girls Girls, Art & Event gallery Černá labuť, Prague 2019 Girls Girls Girls, Broumov
2019 Spectator Disease, Polansky Gallery, Prague
2015 Druhá, Era Svět Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2015 SUSD, Václavské náměstí 15, Prague, Czech Republic
Artist's profile
Laura Limbourg was born in Belgium and grew up in the Czech Republic. She studied at Private High School of Art and Design in Prague and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. In 2020, she won The 13th Prize of Art Critique for Young Painting 2020 - Expanded Painting for Artists under 30 Years Old, and exhibited her work at the Association of Art Critics and Theoreticians in Palac Adria in Prague.
The main source of Laura’s inspiration is her recent six-month stay in South East Asia. Her paintings show exotic jungle, religious statues and girls from the streets of the local cities, who are forced to sell their bodies for living. Laura points at the prevalence of prostitution, sex tourism and sexual abuse in Asia. Despite the obvious harm to the women, they are not depicted as objects, but as strong and confident people, who take refuge from the barbaric men and make friends with the animals in the jungle. There is a lot of symbolism and stories behind the individual paintings, which deserve a closer look.
Laura paints directly on canvas - quickly, immediately and without preparatory sketches. She uses diluted acrylic paints, oil pastels and watercolours. The effect of blurred contours, dustiness and colour transparency contribute to her distinctive style. While the motives seem provocative, they open up serious issues of gender equality, sexual discrimination and women’s rights.
