Layla Messkoub

Botanical ExplorationsThe Foundation Gallery

August 2015

Layla Messkoub: Botanical ExplorationsAugust 8 – August 31,

20151109 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119

Press Release July 2 , 2015

Botanical Explorations: New Work by Layla MesskoubOpening Reception: August 8, 2015 6 – 10pm Exhibition Dates: August 8 – July 3, 2015Gallery Location: 1109 Royal Street, New Orleans LA 70116Hours: Open daily 10 - 6 pm, Closed TuesdaysContact 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 non-profit 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.

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Underwater, 2015pen and ink, 17 x 16 inches framed

Canyon, 2015mixed media, 40 x 60 inches framed

SOLD

Fern Forest, 2015mixed media, 40 x 60 inches framed

Untitled 1, 2015mixed media, 16 x 13 inches framed

Rolling Waves, 2015mixed media, 44 x 44 inches framed

Indigo Katazome, 2015mixed media, 44 x 44 inches framed

Mandala, 2015mixed media, 44 x 44 inches framed

Lotus 1, 2015Pen and ink, 15 x 15 inches framed

Batik I, 2015mixed media

28 x 10 inches framed

Batik III, 2015mixed media

28 x 10 inches framed

Batik IV, 2015mixed media

28 x 10 inches framed

Batik II, 2015mixed media

28 x 10 inches framed

Batik VII, 2015mixed media

28 x 10 inches framed

Batik VI, 2015mixed media

28 x 10 inches framed

Batik V, 2015mixed media

28 x 10 inches framed

Waves, 2015mixed media, 27 x 51 inches framed

Succulent II, 2015etching, 14 x 11 inches framed

Wreath I, 2015mixed media, 17 x 17 inches framed

Wreath II, 2015mixed media, 17 x 17 inches framed

Succulent I, 2015etching, 14 x 11 inches framed

Seascape I, 2015mixed media10 x 28 inches framed

Seascape II, 2015mixed media10 x 28 inches framed

Seascape III, 2015mixed media10 x 28 inches framed

Daybreak I, 2015mixed media, 16 x 16 inches framed

Daybreak II, 2015mixed media, 16 x 16 inches framed

© Layla Messkoub and The Foundation Gallery2015