Laurie LeBreton /
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is inspired by a very popular tourist pilgrimage in Laos, a cave where ancient pilgrims placed more than 2000 statues of the Buddha. This work features a series of 310 figures made from wire and a variety of handmade paper, ornamented with paint and textiles. No two figures are alike. The figures are not necessarily Buddhas, rather they are generic spiritual figures that can be interpreted in many ways: as spirits, as ancestors, and as a depiction of community.
October 1-10
Located at the 14th Street Framing Gallery, 225 W 14th Street.
artist info
Laurie LeBreton was a self-taught artist until her early sixties, when she was accepted into an MFA program at the Book and Paper Center of Columbia College, Chicago. Popular religious art informs her work as well as artifacts of other cultures and especially the aesthetics of Asia.
