Laura Schiff Bean is best known for her dress “portraits”, a reflection on identity and gender, and how we how we define ourselves by the clothing we wear. Painted with many layers of thick dripping paint, “Just Your Point of View” portrays an illuminated gown floating on a monochromatic background.
The artist “…chose the dress to represent the figure. Anonymous, but with a personality all their own. I’m told the work has a powerful emotional impact on people. That is my goal,” says Bean. “I suppose in the end, if my work is successful it will leave the viewer—and perhaps the artist—feeling just a little bit naked.”
Acrylic & mixed media on panel, 2013; purchased at Lanoe Fine Art
Frame is painted wood