NANCY STAUB LAUGHLIN                 www.nancystaublaughlin.com            nancy@nancystaublaughlin.com                                           

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Nancy Staub Laughlin has been exhibiting  her pastels and photographs throughout the northeast and has been with Noho since 2004. She received her BFA from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia in 1976. She has had one person shows at the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton; Shering-Plough World Headquarters in New Jersey; Newhouse Gallery, New York, NY, Prudential Corporate Gallery, Newark, NJ; and Princeton University, Bernstein Gallery, Princeton, NJ. She has also exhibited at the Gallery at Bristol –Myers Squibb in two shows Altered Images and Hidden Threads .Her most recent accomplishments have been a one person show at the State House of New Jersey where she was honored by Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells. She has been accepted into the NAWA permanent collection at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum at Rutgers University. Nancy will be in a show at the Zimmerli  Museum, January –April 2009  National Association of Woman in the Arts: Acquisitions 2003-2007. Nancy has been in numerous newspapers for reviews such as New York Times, Village Voice Top Picks , The Trenton Times, and the Star Ledger. She also had magazine features  written in Martha Stewart Living and Gallery and Studio.

ABOUT THE WORK

I work exclusively with pastels on paper. I begin a “simulated still life” drawing by choosing carefully selected visual effects put into improbable situations. Welcome to my world.

My process is as important as the finished pastel drawing, even though the viewer is unaware of the hidden steps. My “simulated still lifes” allow me to enter an unreal world of my own creation. Once this unreal composition is photographed and documented, it becomes a tangible reality.

I create these stills by first gathering specifically chosen “props” and then combining them to create a “new” concept of the still life. My extensive collection of mirrors of every kind, glass objects in every shape, sheer fabrics, baubles and sparkles, allows me to create the appropriate balance of translucency, layering and glitter. Bodies of water, be it bowls, fountains,   photographs of oceans, or even a glimmer of a reflection of shimmery water, are also incorporated to add to the controlled, multi-layering of objects.

Photographs of landscape are also an added element, incorporated to serve as a natural counter balance to the glitter, sequins and sparkle. I set up my compositions in strong light that creates intense shadows, vibrant color, reflections and shimmering auras of light. The composition is then photographed to capture the moment. Many times the photograph itself is rephotographed to add more sparkle or juxtapositions. I work from the photograph to create the finished pastel on paper.

I draw the things I love the most: the fun comes from combining all the elements, enveloping the viewer and unveiling my glowing and unique world.

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Corner of Sparklin Perfection  32”x24”   pastel on paper   

Magnifying the Glow of Spring    38”x50”    pastel on paper