Lu Ross
Lu Ross
Lu Ross | Artist Statement
My art is a fusion of my vision and the landscape. As I travel around the globe and gain inspiration from a myriad of settings, I continually research, plan, and capture the beauty I see in both wilderness and urban locations. I normally shoot at sunrise or sunset, when colors peak in their vibrancy, and I study how the light interacts with the landscape. Once the image speaks to me, I capture the moment. Elements of atmospheric conditions, such as fog, rain, falling snow, splashing water, and rainbows evoke the mystical dynamic of nature. I look for contrast, complementary colors, relationships, repetitive forms, and negative and positive space, all of which elicit in me an emotional connection to nature. It’s this feeling of closeness and unity with the world around me that I want to share with you. I want you to experience oneness with Mother Nature. Even though being in the field requires technical precision, the RAW image is merely the canvas from which I continue my creation. Back in my lab, my post-processing work focuses on highlighting the life within the image before it goes to print. While my representational art captures the greater beauty in the world that surrounds me, my abstract collection aims to highlight the magnificence found in the fine detail of each element. A large number of my pieces are representational, yet I have fallen in love with abstracts in both nature and man-made structures. I seek and explore the fine elements in the wilderness, as well as small remnants of textures, shapes, lines, and color in the urban world formed by natural decay. There is fantastic abstract art in the natural world if only one looks closely. I invite you to experience Zen and oneness with creation through my art.
Lu Ross | An Artist’s Journey
Inspired by her love for travel and nature, Lu Ross has spent a lifetime exploring the world and bringing awareness to the sacredness of Mother Nature. While traveling the world, surprising opportunities present themselves through beautiful landscapes, cultures, and abstracts that beckon to be captured for eternity. A review of Ross’ artwork reveals a great deal about the artist’s love for nature, color, and abstraction; it suggests a passionate and emotional view of the world. She firmly believes in the healing power of nature. Her mission is to share her emotional connection with The Natural World and to inspire love, joy, and peace through her art. Lu Ross was born and raised in Santiago, Chile where her French- Italian family introduced her to a life of travel and appreciation for the arts. In her earlier years, Ross spent many summer vacations with her family by the coast at the seaside resort of Viña Del Mar. Winter family vacations were usually spent skiing at resorts in the Andes. “I was captivated by the power and beauty of nature at an early age. The time I spent by the sea and the mountains greatly contributed to my awareness and respect for nature. I began to notice how the light affected the ocean and created forever changing hues; how the highlights and shadows created by the rising and setting of the sun on the mountains painted a fleeting yet majestic picture. I was inspired to capture these moments and on the mountains painted a fleeting yet majestic picture. I was inspired to capture these moments and sought ways to translate this majesty into my artistic medium,” Ross explains. Like many artists, Ross’ love for art began at an early age. “My mother was a painter,” Ross says, “and her art turned out to be one of my greatest inspirations. She loved Impressionism and as I became exposed to it, I learned about the style and painters of that era. Their use of light, color, highlights, and shadows deeply resonated with me and became a big influence and inspiration for my photography. Since we traveled frequently I took to photography as it seemed to be the best way to capture the world I was discovering.” Ross is an explorer at heart and traveling the world became as natural as breathing. Ross obtained a B.A. in Mathematics and Statistics at the Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, initially pursuing a career in accounting and teaching when she moved to California as a young adult, where she currently resides. Her love for design led to what amounted to fourteen years as a contract web designer and Webmaster. Ross recalls, “Once I realized that web design only partly satisfied my desire for creativity and art, I decided to pursue further education through the New York Institute of Photography.”
A life of travel has inspired a wide range of subject matter in Lu’s work. “As a photographer, I use natural light to capture moments of beauty. I create art to celebrate life and inspire the viewer to connect and experience nature’s peace, calm and joy. I paint with light and tell a beautiful story,” she points out. “I have photographed spectacular locations,” Lu explains, “and have always been in search of the unique, the remote, and the undiscovered. As time went by, my photographic vision began to change. I began to dig deeper into the world of art and my subconscious to come up with work that was more thought provoking instead of just capturing the “iconic” shot. This is where my journey changed direction to include abstract photography in my collection of work. At this point I began to draw not only from Impressionism but also Abstract Expressionism.”
Ross captures the essence and life of a scene through the play of light and color - be it representational or abstract - depicting life as it feels, not as it is. Her work is characterized by her masterful use of the artistic elements of line, texture, shape, and color. Her favorite subject matter is the beauty found in nature and its interaction with light, especially the magical light found during sunset and sunrise. Her abstract work is often an isolated section of a scene, yet its color and expression convey strong emotions. As an artist, her inspirations include her Mother, Claude Monet, Ansel Adams, Art Wolfe, Georgia O’Keeffe, Andreas Gursky, and Jackson Pollock. “I use a combination of digital painting and photography to create most of my artwork. This allows me to put my own signature on even familiar images,” she explains. “I use my photography as a visual language to communicate and inspire. It’s a tool with which to create awareness of the sacredness of nature and pay homage to the amazing world we live in as well as encourage its preservation. Experiencing nature brings joy and health to everyone that participates. Through my art, I seek to capture the experience of nature's peace and joy that resonates with the viewer. My ultimate goal as an artist is to alluringly convey the healing power of art and nature to my audience,” Ross states. Over the years Ross' artwork has been collected and sold at galleries, shows, and museums such as the Latin Blood-Personal Structures at Palazzo Mora during the Venice Biennale in Italy, Art Shopping Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France, Crocker Art Museum- Permanent Collection in California, Wildling Museum of Art & Nature in California, Desert Light Gallery - as an Artist in Residence for the Mojave National Preserve Artists Foundation, Alice-Rice Gallery in Laguna Beach, Art-A-Fair Fine Art Festival in Laguna Beach, Art San Diego-Contemporary Art Show, Quorum Art Gallery in Laguna Beach, and currently Dana Bay Gallery in Dana Point.
Website: https://lurossphotography.com/
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Contact: info@LuRossPhotography.com
EXHIBITIONS and GALLERY REPRESENTATION
* MECENAVIE Gallery – Art Expo New York, April 2025
*B2B LAS VEGAS MARKET, July 28th to August 1, 2024
* "LATIN BLOOD - Personal Structures” at Palazzo Mora, During the Biennale de Venecia 2024, Venice, Italy
Exhibit April 20, 2024 – November 24, 2024
* CROCKER ART MUSEUM, Sacramento, California, USA
Permanent Collection, December, 2022
* "ART SHOPPING" CONTEMPORARY ART SALON AT CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE PARIS, FRANCE
Exhibit March 31 - April 2, 2023
* SOUTH TRIP GALLERY, Santiago, Chile
September 2022 – Present
* GALLERY DANA BAY Dana Point, California, USA
May 2019 – Present
* QUORUM ART GALLERY, Laguna Beach, California, USA
February 1st, 2012- May 31st-2019
* ART SAN DIEGO, Contemporary Art Show, California, USA
October 18 -October 21, 2018
* DESERT LIGHT GALLERY, Artist in Residence, California, USA
Exhibit March 3rd to May, 3rd 2018
Exhibit September 5th to November 2, 2017
* XANADU GALLERY, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - 2017 (online)
* ARTSY.NET/LIGHT SPACE and TIME ONLINE ART GALLERY - 2017
6th Annual "Seasons" 2017 Online Art Exhibition
Earned 2nd and 4th place
* WILDLING MUSEUM of ART and NATURE, Solvang, California, USA
“Celebrating the National Parks of California”
Exhibit from June 18th to October 3rd, 2016
* ALICE-RICE GALLERY, Laguna Beach, California, USA
Exhibit from November 2014 to November 2015
* ART-A-FAIR FINE ART FESTIVAL – Laguna Beach, California, USA
June - August 2014
June - August 2015
* ART THAT'S SMALL at LAGUNA BEACH CITY HALL, California, USA
March – April 2015
* CITY of DANA POINT CITY HALL, California, USA
February to July 2012
* ORANGE COUNTY FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY FAIR - 2011- California, USA