I am a multimedia artist working in painting, printing, performance, installations, and sculpture based in Montclair, NJ. I currently teach art classes at a local studio in addition to adults with severe brain trauma.
Lauren Vroegindewey: Self Imposed, 2019
The subject matter of my work explores notions of sustainability and vulnerability and within my practice, I attempt to blur the line between the natural and the man-made. As we live in an uncertain world, there is a probability that at some point in our lives, we have felt insignificant, invisible, or unspoken of. There is a deep pain that is attached with being misunderstood, forgotten, and taken advantage of, and a sense of jarring awareness when we are stripped of our personhood or our identity. This could also be true of the very place we call home; our ecosystems. Further, the work can be seen as a narrative of personal trauma and the trauma the earth feels due to the human mark. Often working intuitively and drawing inspiration from my past and the environment around me, the subject matter each body I create determines the materials that form the final piece. My work provides an experimental opportunity to challenge conventional perception; attempting to stimulate a mixture of sense and emotion to provoke a psychological response in the viewer that questions the choices we make daily.
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