Spiderwoman, by Laura Mars

About

A singer, self taught artist, a life long interruptor, a woman with power, voice and presence, much like the lady herself, Laura Mars paintings demand attention. Stream of consciousness musings, characters battling, laughing, taking up space, Spiderwoman puts the strength of the feminine at the centre of this exhibition. Heavily worked in oil, acrylic and mixed media Laura’s paintings contain a dynamic aesthetic jostling with energy and unspoken but deeply felt sentiment. The salon style hang adds to the feeling of claustrophobic, intensely lived experience, inviting us to experience the world as she does. Albeit temporarily. 

Spiderwoman

I'm very creative

and precise

I weave my magic my wonderweb

I'm not spinning you a line

unless you're fly

I'm the woman in black a femme fatale

a widow in my prime

I could kill the world

trap it in my design

doesn't it look pretty all spun out like lace

the droplets of dew hang like sweat on your face

are you afraid

don't be on my account

I'll be very gentle

when I wipe you out.

Laura says of her work;

I have long been influenced by Louise Bourgeois's spider concepts.

I am Spiderwoman, I have always been Spiderwoman She is my go to character when I am feeling weak and trapped and not in control,my alter ego and all she represents empowers me with everything she embodiesand helps me deal with the things I can't change in my life. I use Spiderwoman to convey woman, strength, gossamer vulnerablity, sexual entrapment, control, usefulness, cleverness, industrious creativity, intuition and victory,

About Laura Mars

Laura Mars is a self taught artist, based in Canterbury and this is her second solo exhibition at The Lido Stores Margate. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally, and her work is held in many private collections.