MARTHE APONTE • LORRAINE BUBAR • BIANCA LEVEN • LEIGH SALGADO
October 15th – November 12th, 2022
Opening Reception Saturday, October 15th, 5 – 8pm
LAUNCH Gallery
170 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Leigh Salgado’s art starts with a precise, labor-intensive (yet organic) process of cutting paper by hand. She considers herself a painter and applies acrylic paint on cut-paper surfaces for vibrancy, painterly dimension, and texture. Her work is dedicated to the ornate and elaborate and expresses feminine divinity.
Themes of desire, eroticism, even being “girly” are what comprise my subject matter. Viewers are simultaneously looking at interpretations of the body, lingerie, netting, lace, clothing patterns, often in a sea of floral motifs and woven abstractions. My art revels in “frilliness” specifically to challenge the diminishments and trivializations that are sometimes associated with “girly” things. My process is proudly reminiscent of “women’s work” such as sewing, knitting, quilting, and crocheting, but the result is most definitely fine art, despite that being historically privileged as “men’s work.” Ultimately, the work can be seen beyond gender and stand as an appreciation and respect for the labor that goes into all of human creation.