(The Part Where I explain my entire life's purpose in four sentences: an Artist Statement)
Beyond their utility as tools, my materials both collaborate and direct my practice, each one more “artist” than myself. By prioritizing the process rather than presenting (just another) object into our full to bursting world, I emphasize and encourage the fundamental human need to make, especially outside the restraints of capital. As I develop my sensory language, I desperately hope to save my brain (and yours) from internet-induced atrophy. Whatever I’m exploring “right now”, whether an object or smell or pigment or painting, I turn up my nose to our digital dependence by asking you to see it for yourself: and not just through a screen.
(The part where I'm supposed to talk in first person for whatever reason: a bio)
Lindsay (Lou) West will graduate with a BFA in painting and a minor in fragrance at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2026. Ever indecisive, West started her studies at Pratt majoring in graphic design, then came to SCAD to study the business of beauty and fragrance. After incessant persuasion from her professors and peers, she finally conceded to her love of the arts and entered the painting department. Though seemingly incompatible fields, each avenue of her studies informs her work as a multimedia “artist” (though she prefers the term “maker”). Through a wide variety of styles and subjects, West integrates raw materials like pigments and fragrances into her work to encourage live viewing of her projects in protest of the online epidemic.
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