{"id":57478,"date":"2021-03-11T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T20:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=57478"},"modified":"2021-03-15T15:07:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T21:07:33","slug":"wip-laura-hope-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wip-laura-hope-mason\/","title":{"rendered":"WIP: Laura Hope Mason"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em>A year ago, we were busy at Finch Lane Gallery installing our\u00a0<\/em>35\u00d735\u00a0<em>exhibit, a showcase for Utah\u2019s young artistic talent. Then the closures hit. (The exhibit only opened to the public, in a limited way, in June.)\u00a0 A year since the closures, we have decided to check in with the artists from\u00a0<\/em>35\u00d735<em>\u00a0to see what they\u2019re working on now in our\u00a0<\/em>WIP<em>\u00a0feature.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/laura_hope_mason.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-57479\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/laura_hope_mason-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/laura_hope_mason-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/laura_hope_mason-350x467.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/laura_hope_mason.jpeg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is what&#8217;s on Laura Hope Mason&#8217;s easel right now. &#8220;I\u2019ve been working on this painting the last week or two. I think it\u2019s just about done. I like to attach the frame to help me decide if the piece is finished,&#8221; the artist says.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It&#8217;s the latest in a series of vintage campers and RVs in minimalist, atmospheric landscapes the artist has been working on the past couple of years. &#8220;The portrayal of aging recreational vehicles trigger memories of trips to new places and the promise of protection from the elements,&#8221; says the University of Utah graduate (2012).\u00a0 &#8220;The metallic icons can be beautiful in their ghostly solitude. Conversely, they are reminders of eroding, transient artifacts, littering the environment and scarring the landscape.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For 2021, Mason has a goal to work larger, so this is one of three 30 x 40 inch pieces she is currently working on. They will head to <a href=\"https:\/\/troveparkcity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trove Gallery<\/a>, in Park City. In the meantime, Mason says, &#8220;I am looking forward to getting together again with everyone at art receptions\/exhibitions. I am staying motivated by that prospect.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You can see more of her work at<a href=\"http:\/\/laurahopeart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> laurahopeart.com<\/a> and on <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/laurahope_art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the latest in a series of vintage campers and RVs in minimalist, atmospheric landscapes the artist has been working on the past couple of years. &#8220;The portrayal of aging recreational vehicles trigger memories of trips to new places and the promise of protection from the elements,&#8221; says the University of Utah graduate (2012).\u00a0 &#8220;The metallic icons can be beautiful in their ghostly solitude. Conversely, they are reminders of eroding, transient artifacts, littering the environment and scarring the landscape.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1685,"featured_media":57479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3911],"tags":[2300],"class_list":["post-57478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-visual_arts","category-wip","tag-laura-hope-mason"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/laura_hope_mason.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 17:35:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1685"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57478"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57507,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57478\/revisions\/57507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}