Layla Messkoub Botanical Explorations The Foundation Gallery August 2015
Layla Messkoub: Botanical Explorations August 8 – August 31, 2015 1109 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Press Release July 2 , 2015 Botanical Explorations: New Work by Layla Messkoub Opening Reception: August 8, 2015 6 – 10pm Exhibition Dates: August 8 – July 3, 2015 Gallery Location: 1109 Royal Street, New Orleans LA 70116 Hours: Open daily 10 - 6 pm, Closed Tuesdays Contact Info: thefoundationgallery@gmail.com 504-568-0955 25% of proceeds to benefit: The Foundation Gallery is thrilled to present Botanical Explorations, new work by Layla Messkoub. The exhibition will open in celebration of Dirty Linen Night 2015 and will be up through August 31. 25% of proceeds from the show, as well as the gallery shop, will be donated to the Mini Art Center, a nonprofit art space in Algiers Point offering affordable art classes, workshops, and open studio hours for children and their families. It is a rare and wondrous thing when an artist can so seamlessly convey the beauty they see in the world in a way that is as approachable as it is satisfying. Layla Messkoub’s mixed collages are delicate and intricately composed, yet have a lush, bold quality that calls upon the viewer to participate in the celebratory manner in which she sees the world. Inspired by her travels, her love of mixing traditional techniques with ones of her own devise, and her own backyard here in New Orleans, these collages capture the vibrancy of the world around us.
Combining hand-printed papers, batiked fabrics, and other treasures from her travels, Messkoub creates a visual symphony of color and texture, tying it all together with hand-drawn elements and experiments in embroidery and stich-work. Whether capturing the flora and fauna of her own garden or the rolling waves of the water that surrounds us, Messkoub has put together a body of work that pulls you in and leaves you with a sense that the world can be as bright and bold as you make it. The Foundation Gallery will host the accompanying Arts and Activism Event with the Mini Art Center on August 20th at 7pm at 1109 Royal Street. For information regarding this and other shows visit online at: www.foundationgallerynola.com or contact us at: thefoundationgallery@gmail.com And be sure to follow us online! twitter.com/FG_NOLA instagram.com/foundationgallery facebook.com/TheFoundationGaller
Underwater, 2015 pen and ink, 17 x 16 inches framed
Canyon, 2015 mixed media, 40 x 60 inches framed SOLD
Fern Forest, 2015 mixed media, 40 x 60 inches framed
Untitled 1, 2015 mixed media, 16 x 13 inches framed
Rolling Waves, 2015 mixed media, 44 x 44 inches framed
Indigo Katazome, 2015 mixed media, 44 x 44 inches framed
Mandala, 2015 mixed media, 44 x 44 inches framed
Lotus 1, 2015 Pen and ink, 15 x 15 inches framed
Batik IV, 2015 mixed media 28 x 10 inches framed
Batik III, 2015 mixed media 28 x 10 inches framed
Batik I, 2015 mixed media 28 x 10 inches framed
Batik II, 2015 mixed media 28 x 10 inches framed
Batik V, 2015 mixed media 28 x 10 inches framed
Batik VI, 2015 mixed media 28 x 10 inches framed
Batik VII, 2015 mixed media 28 x 10 inches framed
Waves, 2015 mixed media, 27 x 51 inches framed
Succulent II, 2015 etching, 14 x 11 inches framed
Wreath I, 2015 mixed media, 17 x 17 inches framed
Wreath II, 2015 mixed media, 17 x 17 inches framed
Succulent I, 2015 etching, 14 x 11 inches framed
Seascape I, 2015 mixed media 10 x 28 inches framed
Seascape II, 2015 mixed media 10 x 28 inches framed
Seascape III, 2015 mixed media 10 x 28 inches framed
Daybreak I, 2015 mixed media, 16 x 16 inches framed
Daybreak II, 2015 mixed media, 16 x 16 inches framed
© Layla Messkoub and The Foundation Gallery 2015