Catherine Lan

Catherine Lan uses fashion elements to create fairy-tale based work that literally burst from the canvas in a splash of eye poping colors and playful textures that belies mature, poingnant explorations of female identity. The materials: fabric, faux fur, rhinestone, faux fur, fake pearl, glitter are combined with acrylic or spray paint to make paintings that deconstruct architypal characters such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "Snow White" and "Aladdin and the Adventure. " She continues to explore the theme of female identity through contemporary perspective with the more influence of popular culture and pop art.