Liz West

Liz West (born 1985) is a British visual artist. West’s practice comprises site-specific artworks,[1][2] sculpture,[3] and immersive light art installations.[4] Her artworks often combine colour and light with the aim of heightening sensory awareness and experience for the viewer.[5][6][7]

Liz West photographed with her Paddington Central commission Colour Transfer

Biography

She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2007.[8]

Liz West has exhibited and been commissioned internationally by organisations and institutions including Natural History Museum,[9] National Trust,[10] National Science and Media Museum,[11] Dubai Design Week,[12] and Bristol Biennial.[13]

In 2018 West launched a permanent public commission in London titled 'Colour Transfer'. The site specific sculpture consists of angled coloured mirrors that span the underneath of Paddington Central’s Westway Bridge.[14][15]

West was a finalist for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2016.[16]

References
  1. Mufson, Beckett. "Lose Yourself Inside a 10,000-Square-Foot Rainbow". Vice. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. Ingram, Tracey. "Liz West's first permanent installation responds to its neoclassical site". FRAME. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. Parson, Elly. "Glowing review: Liz West's Spectral Vision at the Natural History Museum". Wallpaper. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. Azzarello, Nina. "liz west surrounds visitors in an additive mix of mirrors, color, and light". Design Boom. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. "Interview: Liz West, An Additive Mix at the National Media Museum". Aesthetica. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. BLumberg, Antonia. "Artist Transforms 19th Century Church Into Stunning Kaleidoscope Of Color". Huffpost. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. Oakes, Selina. "Liz West: Our Colour Reflection, Chester Visual Arts". Corridor 8. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. "Liz West". www.gsa.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  9. Hendry, Lisa. "Art and science reflections on colour". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  10. "Autumn Light by Liz West". National Trust. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  11. "LIGHT FANTASTIC: ADVENTURES IN THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT". Science + Media Museum. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  12. "Aglow A hymn to feminine creativity by Liz West for Nemozena". Dubai Design Week. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  13. SIERZPUTOWSKI, KATE. "Artist Liz West Captures a Rainbow Inside the Bristol Biennial". This is Colossal. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  14. Cowan, Katy. "Colour Transfer: Liz West's dazzling and colourful installation at Paddington Central's Westway Bridge". Creative Boom. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. "Colour Transfer". Paddington Central. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  16. "Magazine Shop Awards Directory Advertise About Liz West: Sensory Experiences". Aesthetica. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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