ARTIST STATEMENT
I make large-scale abstract paintings that pursue balance while courting its failure. Drawing on traditional painting techniques and experimental relief printmaking methods, I build layers of color fields interwoven with woodblock-inspired marks—some gestural and full-bodied, others more restrained. The work moves between areas of visual resolution and calculated discord.
Influenced by the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi, which I first encountered during formative periods living in Japan as a child and which values imperfection, impermanence, and the traces of making, my paintings reward sustained looking. I adapt the repetitive techniques of printmaking not for reproduction but as a method for creating gestural energy and visual movement.
The paintings move between quieter, flatter passages and densely worked surfaces; calligraphic gestures interrupt fields of color. These juxtapositions create a spatial tension that can feel slightly off-putting, a quality I've come to trust as essential rather than something to resolve away.
BIOGRAPHY
Laura Fayer (b. Concord, MA) is a New York City-based artist working in painting and mixed media. Her practice blends traditional painting techniques with experimental relief printmaking methods, informed by formative periods spent in Japan during her childhood.
Exhibitions and Collections
Fayer's work has been exhibited internationally and is held in numerous public and private collections, including the US State Department, NYU Langone Hospitals, Stanford Health, Apollo Global Management, and Neiman Marcus.
Fellowships and Residencies
She has received fellowships from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and International Residencies for Artists, with residencies at Triangle France (Marseille), Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Baer Arts Center (Iceland), MacDowell Colony, and Yaddo.
Education
MFA, Painting, Hunter College
BA, Art, Film and Visual Studies, Harvard University