www.laurencefiggis.co.uk

Laurence Figgis makes a kind of "narrative painting" using "traditional" two dimensional processes, film/ animation and  text. He is usually inspired by stories derived from literature and popular culture, often narrative genres that are thought of as "trashy" such as fairy tales, historical romance, soap-opera and pulp fiction. His interest in illustration is combined with elements of abstraction, collage and metamorphosis relating to twentieth century avant-garde practice and genres such as cubism, surrealism, vorticism and conceptualism. 

www.laurencefiggis.co.uk

Laurence Figgis is an artist and writer based in Glasgow. He has previously exhibited work in Glasgow, London, Rome, and Perth (Australia). He has written and lectured on a range of subjects including contemporary painting in Scotland and the interpretation of folklore in film. In 2008, he collaborated with the artist Craig Mulholland on a libretto for Mulholland’s animated film Peer to Peer, an artist’s film and video production supported by Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen. 

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