LIZ LIGUORI
The Eye Is Not a Camera
October 7 - October 30, 2022
LIZ LIGUORI, Cube with Dichroic, 2022
40 x 30 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
Installation view
LIZ LIGUORI, Swallowing the Clouds, 2022
40 x 30 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
LIZ LIGUORI, Twombly’s Boat, 2019
40 x 30 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
LIZ LIGUORI, Breaking Through, 2020
30 x 40 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
LIZ LIGUORI, Offerings, 2020
30 x 40 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
LIZ LIGUORI, Metacloud Diptych, 2022
40 x 30 inches each
Two gelatin silver prints, unique
LIZ LIGUORI, Iridized Diamond Cut (diptych), 2021
72 x 84 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
Installation view
LIZ LIGUORI, Tripping in The Warehouse, 2020
40 x 30 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
LIZ LIGUORI, Reaching Out To You, 2021
30 x 40 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
LIZ LIGUORI (American, b. 1979)
Liz Liguori is an artist creating photographic, sculptural, and time-based work at the intersection of science and light. With process and experimentation as her touchstones, Liguori’s work blends high and low technology to realize the subtle qualities discovered in their communication. Her works range from interactive light installations to explorations of everyday objects which are dismantled, repurposed, and refashioned to propose a new form or perspective. The work invites an experiential exchange where the viewer can meditate upon form, function, and chance.
Liguori’s work has been presented in New York City at La Mama Galleria, Lazy Susan Gallery, Haven Arts, and 222 Bowery Art. Other selected exhibits include The Taubman Museum of Art (Roanoke, VA), Reynolds Gallery (Richmond, VA), Jordan Faye Contemporary (Baltimore, MD), The Gallery at Serenbe (Palmetto, GA), Science Museum of Western Virginia, and The Armory Gallery (Blacksburg, VA). Liguori’s artwork is highlighted in the book, The Mountain Lake Symposium, and Workshop: Artists in Locale to which she also contributed an essay on her process. Liguori has worked extensively in lighting design and editorial and portrait photography. She holds an MFA in Creative Technologies from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a BA in Studio Art from Drew University.
LIZ LIGUORI, Sun Conjunct Ascendant, 2020
30 x 40 inches
Gelatin silver print, unique
Installation view
“Inspired by my earliest impulses to paint with light, the works in this series redeploys traditional techniques of photography to create startling images untethered from naturalism. Instead of reflecting the world, Electromagnetograms explore the lines, textures, and colors of the medium isolated from the content. As much as these works are about process, they also behave like a record of light across the photographic surface of the paper, prompting compositions of chance and magic. Composed with lasers, the result is paintings of light that hearken a sense of historic emotionality and random coincidence.”