A Journey of Transformation
When you see the work of the Palestinian artist, Laila Masri, what will become immediate is her great love of color, line, and form. There is an abstract quality to her work but just like with the famous ink blot test, different people will see different images emerging from her work. Shapes and concepts from the real world appear and disappear in an exploration of what it truly means to move and be moved.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Western Ontario and completing residency programs at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Laila became a citizen of the world, allowing the expansion of her geographical boundaries to spill over into her artistic expression.
As I converse with Laila today, we learn more about her artistic and life journeys from the early beginnings to her current status as an established artist who has exhibited her work in locations such as New York, London, France, Canada, Jordan, and the UAE.
Through understanding her personal journey, we get an insight into her artistic style and can comprehend by reliving phases of her life together. There definitely is something to learn from her journey for every one of us.
