Lori Horowitz

Biography

Lori Horowitz is a NY native. In addition to her studio art, Horowitz has worked as an arts educator, scenic designer for theatre and television, curator, and gallerist. Each has brought new perspectives and informed the development of her artwork and career while deeply connecting her back to the sculpture she makes, and to the viewers who experience them. Through experimentation and knowledge of diverse materials, Lori incorporates painting, sculpture, drawing, and photography and pushes inventive methods to reflect her message. Using eclectic techniques and materials, Horowitz explores the overlooked interactions between individuals, exploring their social disconnect as well as a common humanity. Her work unveils facades and penetrates issues revealing their underlying truths.

Since 2016, Lori Horowitz has shown extensively with eleven solo exhibitions. She has participated in over 100 national galleries and museum group shows. In 2016 Horowitz opened a not–for–profit ArtSpace, “Studio 5404”, to encourage the spread of cultural arts, serving the central south shore of Long Island. She showcased the artwork of more than 400 artists. As an independent curator, and former curator/director of Studio 5404 Art Space in Massapequa, NY, she curated over 25 shows and continues curating independently. In 2019 - 2023, she participated in three residency programs in Bushwick NY, and Havana, Cuba and Mass. MOCA. Currently, she serves on three board of directors as  President of the New York Society of Women Artists, Exhibition chair for the  Long Island Craft Guild and on the Bethel Roundtable. She has representation internationally by Galerie Ludwig Trossaert and her work has been featured in the NY Times, as well as local and international publications.  She is a featured artist by Zeitt Blatt media group, video, and magazine out of Paris in Berlin, Amsterdam, and Paris. 1340 Art International, Azucar, Art Trends, Paris, Fine Art Prospectus International, Project High Art International, and International Fine Art Movers. National publications include, Apero Magazines The NY Optimist, Newsday, Metropolitan and 25A magazines, NY., Hampton's and Palm Beach, and by Long Island Advance, Shout Out and Canvas Rebel magazines and most recently featured artist in  Artist Magazine.

Artist statement

My work is a study of personalities and environments that digest the posture of individuals while faces reflect their stories. My work explores body language and expression relating to emotion and character. I draw from the historical use of relief sculpture and bring these methods to current topics. This body of relief figurative sculpture is based on photographic moments of candid subjects. Exploring new materials and techniques is an essential component of my work. I am passionate about combining innovative methods and exploring processes of photography, wire, lighting, encaustic wax, torched copper wire, and painting. “Burned into Memory” I have been experimenting with copper and its’ properties, combing painting with theatrical lighting. By exploring new media, I have developed a process, “painting with fire”. These images are burned into copper mesh creating translucent images and reflective imagery that function like two-way mirrors changing significantly based on lighting. The light either bounces off the copper pieces reflecting a strong image or travels through the mesh showing a translucent after-image. I am passionate about using the skills of the past and combining them with innovative methods.

In my new series, ”Exodus,” photographs of root formations are combined with colored pencil drawings. Delving deep within the image, I encourage figures to reveal themselves. Forms emerge from the earth, deeply rooted in struggles and growth. Sculptural figures take on these postures and are shrouded in gauze and spun copper that is ethereal and translucent. My images seek out the moments of quiet humanity, recording the spontaneous unfolding of life in nature. Past relief sculptures were about the interactions of individuals, their challenges, and their social place, but my current efforts reflect social distancing. Instead of depicting people in society, I’m finding humanity through nature, a place to which I have unlimited access. This series reflects the challenges we face globally. We must stand together to find a place, belonging, and comfort. We are all one race, equally vulnerable.