​BIO

Linda Hart is a Los Angeles-based artist. She holds a B.A. in Art History and a Ph.D. in Architecture from UCLA. The subject of her dissertation—architectural representation—is the foundation for her art. She has taught at several architecture and design programs including SCI-arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture), UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, and Art Center College of Design, among others. Her work has been included in exhibitions at the Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, the AIA Los Angeles Chapter, CO Architects, KAA architects, and several fundraisers and auctions.​

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ARTIST STATEMENT

My work seizes upon the potential to translate elements of architectural project into intriguing compositions. I create the images through a process of interpreting and distilling the original design. To distance the drawings from their architectural roots, I eliminate or alter identifying elements such as windows, stairs, and doors and emphasize and reconfigure the remaining elements. 

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When I begin a project, I choose what I consider an appropriate method of representation. Pre-20th century projects are generally white-on-white embossed prints on heavy paper, or ink on letterpress. The embossed and letterpress prints have a tactile quality creating a more 3-dimensional piece. Works based on 20th and 21st century architecture are made with one of the following media:  acrylic on canvas or panel, digitally with archival pigment on archival paper, and photography.  All four methods of embody precision and geometric abstraction.​