Rick Laurance

Humanity’s old ecclesiastical and social/legal canons, all written eons ago in regards to our present scientific knowledge, understanding and technological prowess, needs to be updated to represent what our human experience is during our contemporary time. Mythological tales were acceptable as stories to fill in the blank spaces of knowledge during archaic times, but now should be relegated as entertainment and historical footnotes. The human experience with its own richness in diversity must be accepted for its uniqueness all the while fostering a oneness as our technology crowds us onto the finite space of this shrinking globe. We must cast off our ’tribal’ affinities and define the future’s similitudes, those that will allow us to continue to grow in the absence of confrontations, wars and general discontent.

My present work has evolved into figurative representations within vignettes, calling out the outdated and inauspicious actions and social norms of capitalism that are now placing the human existence in peril and preventing us from a greater and more worthy advancement as an intelligent ’civilized’ species. In a sense these creations have become my sounding board, my soapbox… the means for me to hopefully make a small yet valuable impact on others; to ponder, question and educate themselves on what’s going on and possibly begin to make positive personal changes that will affect them, the world environment and others.

Utbildning
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University-- MFA
Eastern Oregon State University-- BA

Medlem i konstnärsförening
KRO/KIF - KC-syd - BUS

Utställningar
2018 Höstsalong, Edsvik Konsthall, Sollentuna, Sweden
2018 Kullasalongen, Krapperups Konsthall, Höganäs kommun, Sweden
2016 Kullasalongen, Krapperups Konsthall, Höganäs kommun, Sweden
2016 Moving Art Project (Aktuelt, mars-maj); Stockholm, Falun, Karlstad,
Växjö, Malmo, Jönköping, Göteborg, Östersun
2016 Klappsalong, Väsby Konsthall, Upplands Väsby kommun, Sweden
2016 Biennalen Utan Gränser, Netport Science Park/BTH, Karlshamn, Sweden
2015 Kullasalongen, Krapperups Konsthall, Höganäs kommun, Sweden