By
Lauri Novak
Piece description from the artist
Two towers stand in close conversation along the Chicago River, each one holding the other's image in its skin. On the left, 77 West Wacker presents its stone-framed grid with measured restraint. On the right, 111 West Wacker absorbs that orderly facade and warps it, stretching reflected windows into long vertical ribbons and dissolving right angles into something closer to brushwork. The deep cerulean that saturates the right half is the particular blue of a Chicago summer sky caught and concentrated in reflective glass. Novak finds the narrow seam where these two buildings nearly touch and makes it the axis of the work, the precise place where the orderly gives way to the fluid.
Lauri Novak is a fine art photographer. She has an eye for photographing architecture, traveling as much as possible and just wandering in nature with her camera.
Having grown up within an hour of one of the most architecturally rich cities, this sparked an interest in architecture early in her life, which has been a recurring theme in her work over the years. The camera was ever-present in her life growing up in one form or another, including the many family vacation photos that were taken by her mother. Lauri received her first camera when she was a child. Since then, the world has opened up to her through her viewfinder and has brought into focus many of the details in life that are often overlooked.
Traveling was also a big part of her life. Her family went somewhere new every year, which allowed Lauri to see different parts of the country, different cities and landscapes across the United States. This opened up so many opportunities for photographs and the wandering spirit, which is part of who she is to this day. On her own, she traveled overseas and discovered different cultures, amazing historical architecture and the incredible beauty that is everywhere in this world. All the while capturing what she saw with her camera.
One of the questions Lauri is asked most often, both by viewers of her work and other photographers, is, “How did you see that?” She works hard to show different perspectives, unique angles and the everyday details of a wide variety of subjects.
Lauri is also passionate about helping others. She also shares her inspiration and motivational tips for photographers as a Medium and Substack author.
Her work has been featured in Our USA Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Kane County Chronicle and on WGN-TV. She has had images in several galleries in Chicago and in an international exhibition in Barcelona.
You can find more of her work at laurinovak.com
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