RAWards – Lawren Alice ‘Visual Artist of the Year’ Arts Awards

admin | January 31, 2012

Last year we were approached to be main media support for the RAWards arts awards which helps cultivate bright new creative talent across the USA. We were honoured to be asked and so accepted the invitation. RAW go above and beyond in their pursuit of the finest future artists to give them that helping hand to push them onto the next stage. Winners were awarded with career boosting prizes like boutique placement, gallery placement and life changing consultations. Visual Artist of the Year is Lawren Alice.

“My canvas is the living, breathing human body and the paints that I use are a water-based cake makeup specifically designed for safe use on the skin. Body painting, in contrast to traditional acrylic or oil painting, has to be done as fast as possible – painted with both grace and speed without compromising quality. Body painting doesn’t allow me the luxury to set my work down for extended periods of time and come back to it at a later date. My time limitations weigh on the shoulders of my canvas (quite literally) and because time is of the essence, every stroke and line I paint is applied with confidence and intention. Aside from the fact that my canvas is a moving, living thing I need to make sure is hydrated, rested and happy, I also need to make sure that my work is photographed before it’s all washed away at the end of the day.

Body painting, in contrast to other traditional painting, is a whole different beast and due to it’s short lived shelf life, must be photographed to record its extremely temporary existence. Most of my work has been photographed by my long-time friend and owner of Gallery ML, Noah Musher. Together we work as a team where his role as a photographer is absolutely necessary in preserving my work. Once the body painting image has been shot, the final edited piece then goes to print where it’s made into limited edition signed giclee prints stretched onto canvas.”

For more information on the RAWards arts awards go to www.RAWartists.org