Fine Art by Laura Baran

photo: Kara Mia

I make work defined by a deeply emotional use of color that resonates with collectors who want expressive brushwork and profound feeling.

My fine artwork is rooted in my personal lived experiences, playing with ideas of vulnerability and weird beauty. I hope it encourages introspection and community.

Evocative, simple compositions are my commitment to archiving the human experience through soulful portraiture and landscapes.

I focus on representational paintings, often sourced from my own photography of New York City, upstate New York, and my travels.

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Painting and Drawing Series:

CLOUDS

CITYSCAPES

KARAOKE THERAPY

KARAOKE THERAPY

MIRRORING

TAKE UP SPACE

2024 SELF PORTRAITS

2024 SELF PORTRAITS

SUMMER IN ITHACA

SUMMER IN ITHACA

ANCESTRAL LIGHT & SHADE

ANCESTRAL LIGHT & SHADE

SKETCHBOOK

ART FOR PALESTINE

ART FOR PALESTINE

COMMISSIONS

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Fine Art Themes:

I’m processing my emotions through art.

Themes

I draw a lot of inspiration from processing my own emotional journey, focusing on celebrating light, shadows, and colors.

Nature and Spirit

I make a lot of self portraits examining my identification with nature. I depict symbols of spirituality, stamina, strength, nurturing, and levity through images of myself, trees and places.

RISE AND CelebratE

Making artwork is a process that affects my quality of life. I get to meander visually on abundance, harmony, isolation, and spiritual connection.

Everyday Wonder

My art tends to be autobiographical narrations of pivotal and quiet moments in my life, connecting me with fleeting presence, and an understanding of my feelings.

Justice IS KEY

I explicitly use my art as a call to action and advocacy for community, with gratitude and some intensity. My values inform my expression.

My practice is deeply tied to my surroundings in New York,

and wherever I go, intertwined with my interests in social justice and mental health.

Artist statement

I respectfully acknowledge the Lenape and Haudenosaunee people and all traditional owners of the territories where I walk, live, and create. I pay my respects to all First Nations elders past, present, and emerging.

My creative practice is an act of imagination and defiance, making autobiographical art as a process of healing and a as a mirror to our times.

My work reveals a play between community and isolation, personal identity, and navigating feelings about where I belong.

My values weave into my work. As a grandchild of Nazi holocaust survivors and daughter of an immigrant, I remain in solidarity with people, and carry a deep moral responsibility to denounce fascism and genocide.

My practice is dedicated to:
MUTUAL AID
Active community care
ABOLITION
Dreaming of a world where we compost the prison industrial complex
DECOLONIZATION
Supporting Land Back initiatives and reparations for Indigenous and Black communities
GLOBAL LIBERATION
Resisting colonialism, imperialism, and settler occupation
INTERSECTIONALITY
Uplifting the sacredness of trans and queer lives

I’m passionate about human rights and social justice. I stand against the exterminations in Gaza, Congo, Sudan, and Yemen. I harmonize with resistance to oppression.

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