Laura Sachs
德国艺术家
1985年出生于德国
Born 1985 in Germany
生活和工作在柏林
Lives and works in Berlin
毕业于杜塞尔多夫艺术学院
Graduated from the Academy of Arts in Düsseldorf
在哲学中
In philosophy
你要了解事物的本质
You have to understand the nature of things
这种方法至今
This approach still applies
仍适用于我的艺术探索
Still applies to my artistic explorations
—Laura Sachs
劳拉-萨克斯（
Laura Sachs
，生于1985年）是一位德国当代艺术家，她在其缩小的抽象作品中探索绘画与物体之间的界限。她最初在美因河畔法兰克福学习哲学和艺术，2018年作为硕士生在杜塞尔多夫艺术学院完成学业。
Laura Sachs (b. 1985) is a contemporary German artist who explores the boundaries between painting and object in her reduced, abstract works. She initially studied philosophy and art in Frankfurt am Main and completed her studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 2018 as a master student.
Sachs作品的特点是构图精确、平衡。无论是材质、色彩，还是放手与控制、有意与无意，它们都是对比的不断交织。然而，尽管存在这些对比，Sachs的作品却散发出令人难以置信的平静和沉思的特质。
Sachs’works are characterized by precise and balanced compositions. They are a constant interplay of contrasts, whether between materiality, color, letting go and control, intention and intentionlessness. Yet despite these contrasts, Sachs’works radiate an incredible calm and meditative quality.
她的作品最显著的特点之一就是作品与空间之间的互动。艺术家巧妙地将绘画与物体融为一体，将画布与精确放置的金属片相结合，有时直接放置在画布上，有时则偏置在画作边缘。这些金属作为“平等的对话者”，挑战并丰富了作品，将画布变成了三维物体。通过这种方式，Sachs的画作总能与周围环境进行对话，并影响观众的感知。
One of the most distinctive characteristics in her works is the interaction between the artwork and space. The artist skillfully merges painting and object by combining the canvas with accurately placed metal pieces, sometimes directly on the canvas, sometimes offset at the edge of the painting. These act as “equal interlocutors”, challenging and enriching the work and turning the canvas into a three-dimensional object. In this way, Sachs’paintings always enter into a dialog with their surroundings and influence the viewer’s perception.
Laura Sachs
的艺术是对物质性的不断探索和对适当平衡的不断寻求的结果。她的作品具有冥想的特质，能让观者静下心来，沉浸在作品微妙的细微差别中。通过突破绘画和物体的界限，Sachs的艺术作品鼓励人们反思和对话--既与自己对话，也与周围的环境对话。
Laura Sachs’ art is the result of a continuous exploration of materiality and a constant search for the right balance. The meditative quality of her works invites the viewer to pause and immerse themselves in the subtle nuances of the compositions. By pushing the boundaries of painting and object, Sachs develops artworks that encourage reflection and dialog – both with oneself and with the environment around one.
Q1：你是何时开始从事艺术创作的?
When did you start working as an artist and why?
Laura Sachs：
我很早就对绘画感兴趣，后来又对各种材料着迷。在我上学的时候，我对独立的渴望和在工作室工作的想法形成了。高中毕业后，我尝试了其他事情，并最终通过摒弃这些途径找到了自己的艺术创作之路。我想自己创造一些具体的东西，并把我的工作带回家。事实上，直到今天，这仍然是我的动力。
I was interested in drawing and painting from an early age and later became fascinated by various materials. During my time at school, I developed a desire to work independently and the idea of working in a studio. After graduating from high school, I tried out other things and ultimately found my way back to my artistic work by rejecting these paths. I wanted to create something concrete myself and get to the point with my work. That's basically what drives me to this day.
Q2：是谁或什么影响了你?
Who or what has influenced you?
Laura Sachs：
从本质上说，我受到了那些走自己的路、找到替代方法并实现这些方法的人的启发。当我还是个学生的时候，我对艺术课最感兴趣。我接触抽象表现主义和极简主义的方式形成了。在美因河畔的法兰克福，我通过国家考试学习哲学和艺术。在Michael Jager的绘画课上，我意识到我对艺术是认真的，所以在我毕业后，我开始在Kunstakademie Dusseldorf学习。
Basically, I was inspired by people who went their own way, found alternative approaches and did what fulfilled them. When I was at school, I was most interested in art lessons. I developed an interest in the Abstract Expressionists and the Minimalists. In Frankfurt am Main, I studied philosophy and art at state examination level. In Michael Jäger's painting class at the time, I realized that I was serious about art and so, after graduating, I began studying at the Academy of Art in Düsseldorf.
Q3：你的艺术追求的是什么?你想表达什么?
What do you want to achieve with your art? What do you want to express?
Laura Sachs：
我最关心的是绘画及其材料问题，这是我反复思考的问题。在比例和技巧方面，色彩和材料的界面和相互作用与寻求清晰度以及在过多和过少之间找到合适的点一样让我着迷。
My fundamental concern is painting and the question of its materials, which I negotiate again and again. The interface and interaction of color and material occupy me just as much as the search for clarity and finding the right point between too much and too little, in terms of proportion and technique.
具体而言，我将画布和画框作为自给自足的材料，并处理它们的具体特性。然而，我同样关注画布的不同视角和视角，因为表面上的“平面画面”对我来说就像一个全视角的物体。画布的边缘、角落和隐藏在观者视线之外的背面，与正面观赏面一样构成了画面。因此，一幅作品是由多种视角和多种物质构成的。
In concrete terms, I treat the canvas and the picture support as self-sufficient materials and deal with their specific characteristics. However, I am equally concerned with the different views and perspectives of the canvas, because the apparent“flat picture”acts for me like an all-viewing object. The edges, corners and the back, which is hidden from the viewer, form the picture just as much as the frontal view. A work is thus composed of many views and diverse materialities.
