ARTIST LINDSEY PRICE

Lindsey Price’s collages paintings imagine a “visual paradise” that centers women in retrofuturism dreamscapes  

Lindsey Price is a Los Angeles-based artist who creates surreal collage paintings that imagine a women-led future. Price sources images from vintage magazine cutouts and combines them with either physical or digital painting (and now NFTs) inspired by retrofuturism, brutalist architecture, psychedelia, and vintage fashion. The result is a body of work that reflects on the past to reimagine how our society might have been shaped into a matriarchal future. 

 A brief bio on you, where you currently live and work, any specific highlights you might like to share? 

I was raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at an all-girls boarding school in Wellesley. I received my BFA in Photography and Digital Media from California Institute of the Arts. I currently live in Los Angeles, California, and work at my studio downtown in the arts district. My current artistic practice concentrates on collage, painting, design, and animation.

What are your most memorable inspirations or influences? 

I am inspired by architecture, free form design, fashion, traveling, and the divine feminine. My work features various moods and energies that reflect my desires, fantasies, and dreams from around the world. I want to challenge viewers with thought-provoking images to see a new reality with unlimited possibilities. 

I am influenced by architects, photographers, painters, and designers, such as Wassily Kandinsky, Luis Barragán, Javier Senosiain, Antti Lovag, Mario Botta, John Hejduk, Frédéric Chaubin, John Cowan, Verner Panton, Man Ray, Guy Bourdin, Hannah Höch, Slim Aarons, Pierre Cardin, Salvador Dali, René Magritte, and Louise Dahl-Wolfe.

Tell us a bit about your creative process.

I compose all of my pieces digitally, and I execute them physically. I mix paint with paper cutouts to create my physical compositions. My works are compiled on a wood base and sealed with resin.

I'm constantly experimenting with new techniques such as resin painting, laser cutting different materials, and exploring and pushing the bounds of my aesthetic.

My work can be presented in several ways, such as large format prints and projections. I also animate my digital compositions to show all of my work in multiple formats. Then I, of course, send my work to all my friends for critique.

What kinds of source materials do you use for your collage paintings? 

I collect old magazines from various decades and scan images to create my collages. I sometimes reference images online, using my photographs in my collages. In between, I do a lot of photo manipulation, illustration, and painting to create my compositions. 

You say your work explores a “matriarchal future.” What does that future look like?

That future I envision not only for myself but the entire world looks like a bright, colorful place filled with love and intuitive energy that explores creation and transformation. A future where men and women are treated as equals. An exploration of the divine concept where women have choice, control, and power. A place where we can all find beauty and diversity in the unexpected.

How do NFTs impact your artistic practice? 

I have always been a digital artist. I started making digital collages my first year in college. Back then there was no such thing as an NFT. Most of my digital art I ended up using for graphic design purposes such as album covers and posters. I'm so excited NFTs have now emerged as they’re something I hoped would happen over the years.  NFTs allow me to make my visions come to life on an entirely different level. I can print my work and a wide range of surfaces, project my work on different platforms, use them for social media content. It's a great way for digital artists to earn an income and to show art in a new transformative way. 

What artists inspire you today?

I look up to artists who are challenging the art world today, such as Lionel Willams, Refik Anadol, Sebastian Wahl, Sarah Sze, Tom Wesselmann, Esther Janssn, Alejandro Cardenas, Tishk Barzanji, Zhuang Hong Yi and many more. 

What does well-being mean to you, and what do you practice? 

For me, well-being means feeling happy and comfortable in my skin. I exercise daily. I enjoy being active. I grew up dancing, and I continue to take classes every week. I also practice yoga which helps me recover from the intense cardio. 

Aside from being an artist, I also consider myself an athlete, and without exercise, I wouldn't be where I am today. Exercising has always been an outlet for me. When I don't exercise, I fall into a slump. Pushing my mind and body has increased my stamina in everything that applies to my lifestyle.

Website: https://lindseypricestudio.com/ 

Instagram: @lindseypricestudio