EP 9 Laurence De Valmy : “What if Instagram always existed?’ Post Paintings Revisiting Art History With Imagined Conversations.

Today, on the Art Seeker Stories Podcast 9th Episode I invite French American conceptual artist Laurence De Valmy, for her artist residency on Art Seeker Island, an imaginary island where she creates her own vision of ‘Hope”  

 Laurence de Valmy’ s Art invites us to reflect on the links between artists through times and the relationship between Art and social media today.​

 Inspired by the personal stories of artists, she revisits Art History through the idea of an Instagram of the past. In her POST paintings, she combines iconic artworks skillfully appropriated with imagined conversations, historically accurate yet humorous. Meanhile other art works explore the place of Hashtags in our communication.

In this episode we ponder upon her iconic artworks which ask,

“What if Instagram always existed?’

 We certainly take  an alternative journey and learn stories of art linked through friendship, time and place. 

 The 3 artist  artworks Laurence takes with her for company on Art seeker Island are,

1. By a woman: A  Self portrait by Berthe Morisot

2. Of cultural significance: 'Olympia', by Edvard Manet 

3. Free choice: 'The Four Seasons', a video instillation by David Hockney.

 Lufi’s Library Book Swap:
Borrowing:  Matt Haig’s 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig.
Swapping: '9th Street Women',  by Mary GabrielI. 

I've got to know Laurence through Art Can during last summer, she is a true champion of celebrating other women artists and is always encouraging others, be sure to check out artist interviews and features in her blog, ‘The Curious Frenchy’, where I’m also proudly featured. 

You can find more on Laurence here:
Website: www.laurencedevalmy.com www.thecuriousfrenchy.wordpress.com
Instagram: @lauencedevalmy @thecuriousfrenchy
Paintings : @kahngallery @azartgallery @michelemariaudgallery @rangeofartsgallery @singularofficial @artcanorg