Laura Ansell

Essex born and now London based exhibiting artist. My background is largely photographic and digitally based but I have moved away from virtual mediums to focus on the tangible. My introduction to the art world was initially though water colour, creating small pieces of the standard seaside scene or farmhouse landscape. This traditional form stifled me a somewhat so I then took interest in digital art, computing and photography whilst studying biology in college. These practices have largely influenced the work I create now. I enjoy working on a larger scale with acrylics and inks mostly on board which provides texture and depth. My work is initially executed with precision but completed by allowing the inks to attenuate into beautiful complex forms. As student of biology the cellular form consistently emerges from the subconscious into the finalised pieces. My current work is copper based and focuses on pop culture and social commentary which has recently been exhibited in London.