Spotlight: Lori Knerick
Who: Bio from Lori
I feel lucky - growing up in NYC - we were exposed to art at an
early age through neighborhood revitalization programs. As children we
painted murals on playground statues, sidewalks and barrels. And took walking
tours of the city with cameras - then came back to free classrooms and learned
how to develop them. In college, I took many art classes but majored in cultural anthropology where I also studied museum exhibit display. This gave me
my interest in primitive art - and my first serious exploration in art was in
clay.
These days I like mixed media, clay and altered photography. I
still like clay because it is so tactile- and have recently begun to do clay
works after a long while.
What inspires or motivates you to create your art and what
does your art mean to you?
I like to capture things with my art - but make it into what I
feel it should look like - not what it does look like.
What makes your art unique?
I first did altered photography before there were so many apps around that everyone began to use. I would spend many hours and days on one piece working on it and changing it. Those are still some of my favorite pieces. I feel my art takes me along. I usually start out with an idea, but along the way it almost always takes me in different directions as we move along together
Please stop by the Strawbridge Art Leauge and Gallery to see more of Lori Knerick's work. The gallery is located at 819-2 Strawbridge Avenue; Melbourne, Florida.
