Lorna Herf
Los Angeles, CA
Lorna Herf is a Los Angeles, California based artist and metalsmith whose work explores humanity’s connection to our environment.
MessageCollection: Pareidolia
Pareidolia is the tendency to find patterns inside chaos. Faces in tree bark, shapes in clouds, holy figures in toast. I've adopted this as a guiding philosophy in creating my latest body of work. The show runs May 20 - June 12 at TAG in Los Angeles.
To me, the most interesting paintings have the ability to hold a dialog between the lines and shapes on canvas, the style of the day, the changing light of the room, and the viewer’s own interpretation. In Pareidolia, I invite the viewer to join this dialog.
What we see is informed by who we are: our personal history, our preferences, our current emotional state. As we gain experience and understanding, we learn to see more deeply, finding patterns, and identifying meaning. And so it is with art.
To me, the most interesting paintings have the ability to hold a dialog between the lines and shapes on canvas, the style of the day, the changing light of the room, and the viewer’s own interpretation. In Pareidolia, I invite the viewer to join this dialog.
What we see is informed by who we are: our personal history, our preferences, our current emotional state. As we gain experience and understanding, we learn to see more deeply, finding patterns, and identifying meaning. And so it is with art.
