Art by Lara Dutto

The collection shown here is a sampling of artwork often inspired by and for the architecture and placemaking projects going on in the Laraarchitecture studio. Other pieces are simply art for art's sake and represent an on-going creative practice.

Exhibits:

  • Art By Architects, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette 2021

  • Our Town, Richmond Art Center 2016

impressionist-style painting of people and a dog by Lara Dutto

Wall Section at cafe.

two side by side abstract art pieces by Lara Dutto
two side by side abstract art pieces by Lara Dutto with red and pink tones

The wall section: Life-size tectonic drawings of wall sections abstracted and reduced to describe the “phenomenology of a construction type.”

abstract acrylic painting by Lara Dutto from her Landscape Memory Series
abstract acrylic painting with yellow and blue tones by Lara Dutto from her Landscape Memory Series
abstract acrylic painting with greens pinks yellows and blues by Lara Dutto from her Landscape Memory Series

Landscape Memory Series: 30" x 40" acrylic on canvas

illustration of the top of a man's head with a light bulb and text that says "can you think of something to make the world a better place?"
Collage from smART Table Children's Book and Illustrations

smART Table Children's Book and Illustrations: Collage works repurposing children’s artwork into a joyful picture book about design thinking. Story co-authored by Caroline Hendriks entitled “The smART Table” is pending copyright and publication.

collage of three figure paintings by Lara Dutto
three paintings of people by Lara Dutto

The figure in space: Figure drawing and painting is an ongoing practice for Lara Dutto. Disciplined observations of form and light are the objective. These sketches are completed in under ten minutes.

collage of circular abstract drawings and paintings by Lara Dutto

Labyrinth Series: A study during the making of the Living Labyrinth for Brookwood Park, these 6’ x 6’ unstretched canvases evoke the different stages of life and it’s patterns. These pieces are intended to be touched by fingertips and palms.