Laura Corre, born in Montecatini Terme in 1973, lives and works between Serravalle Pistoiese and Pieve a Nievole (PT), where she teaches painting in her studio “Cantiere d'Arte.”
She graduated in Foreign Languages and Literature in Florence while pursuing her path in the visual arts in parallel.
A figurative painter, her works originate from realism and then follow the urgency of telling her own subjectivity. They evoke an aesthetic that could recall an “interrupted” magical realism: to the naturalistic representation of the human figure are sometimes added elements that load the work with emotional and conceptual meanings, conveying a sense of mysterious suspension and projection into another dimension, suggesting time, memory, psychological introspection. She mainly uses the technique of oil on canvas-sometimes accompanied by pastels, acrylics, graphite, collage-where soft, light brushstrokes create velvety textures that alternate with contrasting formal elements, faster strokes, vivid palettes, distorted perspectives that serve an expressive purpose.
Her interest focuses mainly on the female figure: her portraits depict contemporary women, with an introspective and social investigation that touches on themes such as the psyche-body relationship, feminism, and gender stereotypes. She draws inspiration both from her lived experience and from today's society; as the artist herself says, she paints “what is under the skin of women,” depicting bodies and faces “as if they were containers and vehicles of emotions, thoughts, stories,” as in her recent series “Under the Skin.” Another recurring subject is nature.
Since 2018, she has been working on the in-progress artistic and social project “#Quellache. True stories of women against prejudice,” with traveling exhibitions and publications, collaborating with various associations for women in the area.
In 2022 she won first prize in the Umbrian competition “Falsi d'autore,” while in 2021 she is among the finalists in the Apulian prize “Il Francobollo d'Oro.”
Her works have been shown in numerous exhibitions in Italy and abroad and are part of public (including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montecatini Terme) and private collections around the world.
“I paint women’s bodies as if they were containers and vehicles of emotions, thoughts, stories. I have always been interested in painting what is under the skin of women. My painting originate from two questions: what am I feeling? Can you see what I am feeling? I am all the women I paint”
"Laura, with a wealth of emotions and an expert and loving eye towards her artistic creatures but also sharp towards society, describes the female world through a series of portraits, bright, extemporaneous and truthful, whose masterful and fast brush strokes describe universes in themselves, telling through beautiful images some stories of women. Similarly, in the series dedicated to plant elements, it is nature that becomes the protagonist: a nature that barely manages to stay within the limited edges of its container but expands free and lush in the air. This is Laura's touch: light, delicate, true."
Sara Taglialagamba, art historian
“Laura paints the many facets of the female world, offering a repertoire rich in suggestions and charm.” Giovanni Masiello, art critic.
“Laura honors what should actually be an urgent need for artists.
That “social mandate” which is the implicit delegation that the public grants to the artist, so that he creates works with a symbolic value for the entire community of reference.” Monia Baldacci Balsamello, critic and editorial consultant.