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Laura Shapiro
Mixed Media Artist

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  My current project, "Older Women's Bodies" is designed to highlight both the  unique and universal views older women have of their bodies.  Based on interviews  and photos of  older women whom I know, I create larger -than -life paper collages that hang directly on the wall.  I use shaped paper bags that most likey will degenerate over time, as will we.  This material is also a way to own and proudly redefine the term " old bag." Each piece is not a portrait of a specific woman, but inspired by them. I incorporate ideas from different women and weave my own interpretations into each piece.  The work is somewhat unsettled, vulnerable, strong and rough, like a 3-D gesture drawing. My work continues to evolve.

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 Artists who inspire me include Danh Vo, Alice Neel,  Barbara Leoff Burge, Eleanor Antin, Kara Walker and Louise Bourgeois, and unnamed visionary artists.