Laura Benetton

Laura Benetton is a London-based Italian artist whose practice is driven by the study of scientific phenomena. She first trained as a painter at the Academy of Fine Art in Venice. She also studied sculpture at the TAM Centre (metal handling) under the influential sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. She now occupies a highly singular niche within the world of contemporary art, at the intersection of art and science, spanning a wide range of media and visual aesthetics.

NEON ART, LIGHT INSTALLATIONS

In explosively abstract compositions, Laura BenetTon superimposes geometrical forms and colour fields that create a ‘shattered’ look in many of her paintings, almost as if shards of colour are floating above the surface of the canvas. These colour fields are then suddenly disrupted by a LED light, an element that has become essential in her artistic practice. This striking break in the composition is inspired by her study of bioluminescence and movement science. It instills a sense of urgency within her pieces and strictly defines parts of the composition, thus playing into her exploration of movement and nomadism within her art.

WHERE ART MEETS SCIENCE

In her most recent collaboration, Laura was able to display her commitment to the the intersection of art and science. Her project, entited WFP Dance, is a captivating multidisciplinary sound art installation inspired by the intricate movements of cancerous cells marked by the green fluorescent protein (GFP). Through this innovative project, Laura aims to convey the complexities of cellular biology to a wider audience by seamlessly blending visual and auditory elements.

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

Laura has worked in Venice, Istanbul, Croatia, Florence, Dubai, Hong Kong, Barcelona and London. Her work has been exhibited and can be found in collections in the US, the UK, Italy, Spain, China, France and Croatia. In 2016, the artist was involved in a group show at the Houses of Parliament called ‘Tomorrow’s Child’. More recently, she won the IRB Artist in Residence award 2023-2024 at the Institute of Biomedicine in Barcelona and her project “WFP “has been Selected from SONAR to be exhibited at SONAR +D in Barcelona.