Laura Messing

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Laura Messing
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Buenos Aires
NationalityArgentine
EducationArchitect
Alma materUniversidad de Buenos Aires
Websitelauramessing.com

Laura Messing (born 1953 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine visual artist who lives and works in Buenos Aires.

Life and career[edit]

Laura Messing received her degree in Architecture from the University of Buenos Aires in 1978. She began her career as an artist in the 80's focusing in photography and painting. She has received numerous awards including the Premio Leonardo en Fotografía Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in 2002, the Gran premio de Honor in Ceramics in 1989 and the Grant of Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación in 1985.[1][2][3] She published the books 'La Construcción del Espacio' and 'El Libro de los Bosques' comprising her photographic oeuvre in collaboration with renowned art critics Julio Sanchez Valeria Gonzalez.

Messing has exhibited internationally including the Havana Biennial, Panama Biennial and Lima Photography Biennial, among others.[4] and took part of About Change: In Latin America and the Caribbean, curated by The World Bank Art Program and the Art Museum of the Americas. [5] As a director of Isidro Miranda, she was the organizer of the prestigious Platt Award for the Arts supporting young artists from Latin America[6] and the founder of the Escuela de Proyectos where she led numerous workshops.

Artistic work[edit]

Her recent production focuses in Biomaterials and the relationship between humans and nature. As an artist she often collaborates with designers, scientists, tech-companies, and other professionals in the development of sustainable artistic and textile materials.[7][8][9]

For Messing, producing an artwork is directly related with the process and experiences that trigger human experiences and their relation with nature and the environment surrounding them. The artist’s ongoing exploration of interwoven themes such as environmental justice, climate change and the cultural processes are the core of her practice.[10]

She is the founder of Moebio, an innovative bioleather project based on plant and bacterial cellulose from kombucha drink,[11] and has collaborated as a visual artist in the production of sustainable materials that are vegan, plant-based and biodegradable to produce artworks without harming the environment.[12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fotos, videoinstalaciones y robots: quiénes son los ganadores del Premio Itaú de Artes Visuales". Infobae. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Inauguró la muestra de la décima edición del Premio Itaú de Artes Visuales". Perfil. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ^ "El Premio Itaú de Artes Visuales llega a Google Arts & Culture". Fundación Itaú Argentina. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "HAVANA BIENNIAL". Arte Al Día. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ^ Galvani, Marina. About change in Latin America and the Caribbean (February 2012 ed.). The World Bank Art Program. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Premio Platt reconoce a las artes visuales". La Nación. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Biomímesis como metodología de diseño. Innovar en tiempos de cambio. II Edición". LinkedIn-Biomimicry Network. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Los abrigos sustentables de Manto auguran un cálido (y ético) invierno". Vogue México. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Quién es Clara Pinto, la diseñadora argentina becada por la Fundación Alexander McQueen que brilla en Londres". Infobae. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  10. ^ Messing, Laura. "Biography". Laura Messing. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Moebio Leathers". Moebio. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Un paraíso personal" (PDF). Fundación Vida Silvestre. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  13. ^ "PLA". The Future Materials Bank -Jan Van Eyck Academie. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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