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The Body as Landscape

I work primarily with the human form, using the figure as a metaphor. I use gesture, color, light and texture to evoke emotion and interconnection.

Growing up in Northern California, I saw what I thought looked like bodies or parts of the human form in the hills and trees. During the many hours I spent drawing the human form in College the different postures would evoke images similar to the ones I had seen so often as a child. As the light would change during the day, I would watch the shadows grow long and dark as they moved across the model’s body. Deep valleys would appear and disappear along their necks, backs and sides. Initially I began capturing these images on film as self-portraits with a tripod. Later, with the help of many teachers, friends and professional models, what I now call “Figure Landscapes” evolved.

Rebekah Laros received her Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts and Studied Sculpture in Florence Italy before settling just north of San Francisco in Marin County. She works in a variety of media including Ceramics, Glass and Photography.