Liz West Explained

Liz West (born 1985) is a British visual artist. West’s practice comprises site-specific artworks,[1] [2] sculpture,[3] and immersive light art installations.[4] Her artworks often combine colour and light with the aim of heightening sensory awareness and experience for the viewer.[5] [6] [7]

Biography

She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2007.[8]

Liz West has exhibited and been commissioned internationally by organisations and institutions including Natural History Museum,[9] National Trust,[10] National Science and Media Museum,[11] Dubai Design Week,[12] and Bristol Biennial.[13]

In 2018 West launched a permanent public commission in London titled 'Colour Transfer'. The site specific sculpture consists of angled coloured mirrors that span the underneath of Paddington Central’s Westway Bridge.[14] [15]

West was a finalist for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2016.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lose Yourself Inside a 10,000-Square-Foot Rainbow. Mufson. Beckett. Vice. 7 September 2016 . 25 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Liz West's first permanent installation responds to its neoclassical site. Ingram. Tracey. FRAME. 25 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Glowing review: Liz West's Spectral Vision at the Natural History Museum. Parson. Elly. Wallpaper. 26 August 2016 . 25 July 2019.
  4. Web site: liz west surrounds visitors in an additive mix of mirrors, color, and light. Azzarello. Nina. Design Boom. 20 July 2015 . 25 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Interview: Liz West, An Additive Mix at the National Media Museum . Aesthetica . 25 July 2019.
  6. Web site: BLumberg . Antonia . Artist Transforms 19th Century Church Into Stunning Kaleidoscope Of Color . Huffpost . 19 May 2016 . 25 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Oakes . Selina . Liz West: Our Colour Reflection, Chester Visual Arts . Corridor 8 . 25 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Liz West. www.gsa.ac.uk. 2020-02-20.
  9. Web site: Hendry . Lisa . Art and science reflections on colour . Natural History Museum . 25 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Autumn Light by Liz West . National Trust . 18 November 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725124239/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/little-moreton-hall/features/autumn-lights-by-liz-west. 25 July 2019. dead.
  11. Web site: LIGHT FANTASTIC: ADVENTURES IN THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT . Science + Media Museum . 25 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Aglow A hymn to feminine creativity by Liz West for Nemozena . Dubai Design Week . 25 July 2019.
  13. Web site: SIERZPUTOWSKI . KATE . Artist Liz West Captures a Rainbow Inside the Bristol Biennial . This is Colossal . 6 September 2016 . 25 July 2019.
  14. Web site: Cowan . Katy . Colour Transfer: Liz West's dazzling and colourful installation at Paddington Central's Westway Bridge . Creative Boom . 26 June 2018 . 25 July 2019.
  15. Web site: Colour Transfer . Paddington Central . 25 July 2019.
  16. Web site: Magazine Shop Awards Directory Advertise About Liz West: Sensory Experiences . Aesthetica . 25 July 2019.

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