Lori Amor

Bio: Originally from Texas, USA, Lori Amor is a Nottingham, UK based interdisciplinary artist whose practice is led by curiosity, exploration and the gathering of knowledge. She gained a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University in 2005 and an MSc in Human computer interaction from University of Nottingham in 2018 and uses experience from these to create work with a variety of methods and materials. Her influences fluctuate as she explores but her constant influences are film and television, science and technology and the work of Susan Hiller, David Lynch and Frida Khalo. She is currently part of Hatchery, an international group of artists which began in 2019 as a response to the pandemic lockdown. Within this group she has explored the use of 3D software and fabrication methods and experimented with the use of streaming services to present her work. At the beginning of the year she participated in events which challenged her to create work daily which has led directly to a rekindling of her interest in using sketchbooks as art objects in addition to being containers for the exploration of ideas.

Website: http://loriamor.com

Instagram: @loriamor

Day 30
Day 30 - one day
A black notebook is open to show the words ´one day’ written in black ink in the middle of both pages. There are black ink ellipses at the top left and bottom right of the pages.
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Day 29
Day 29 - Experimenting
A black notebook is open to show black ink circle doodles that have been covered in clear uv nail polish. Connecting the two doodles are doodles lines in the same ink but not covered with the polish.
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Day 28
Day 28 - neuron monster
A black notebook is open to show a black ink sketch of a neuron sort of shape. In the background under the notebook the corner of an iPad playing a video of Rishi Sunak on the news can just be seen.
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Day 27
Day 27 - scribble
A black notebook is open to show black ink scribbles in an abstract shape surrounded by a thicker black ink line across both pages.
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Day 26
Day 26 - waiting for paint to dry and then going to bed.
A black notebook is open to show faint watercolor marks over both pages, each surrounded by graphite lines drawn round.
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Day 25
Day 25 - No
A black notebook is open to show a blue apple sketched over both pages with water soluble pencil and then washed over with water with pencil marks remaining in some places.
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Day 24
Day 24 - Reading in bed.
A black notebook sits open on a crumpled bed sheet. The pages are both covered with random squiggly graphite lines.
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Day 23
Day 23 - Outlining in the dark.
A black notebook is open to show paint that bled through from previous pages. One of the paint marks has been outlined in graphite. The book is sitting in the dark.
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Day 22
Day 22 - I forgot to bring my notebook.
A photo collage of a gallery and close up view some work I made today to put in my notebook. I forgot to bring my notebook. The work consists of three torn edged pieces of tracing paper hanging from three black threads which is stitched down through each one vertically. It hangs alongside work from other artists in the gallery.
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Day 21
Day 21 - How?
A black notebook is open with both pages painted red iron oxide with a matt acrylic paint. Gloss medium is used to paint shiny text across the middle that reads ‘How?’
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Day 20
Day 20 - It is a mystery.
A black notebook is open to show cursive text written in black marker across both pages. It reads ‘ I am not sure what I would have made but it would not have been this. ‘
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Day 19
Day 19 - advice?
A black notebook is open to show the words ‘Today I have to make a video about my work. ‘ written in black ink across both pages.
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Day 18
Day 18 - Thoughts of you.
A black notebook is open to show black ink scribble blobs around a crimped red ribbon stuck down to the page with acrylic medium.
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Day 17
Day 17 - Birds were flying over the buildings.
A black notebook is open to show black, grey and red threads twisted and stuck down on to both pages with acrylic medium in haphazard arrangements.
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Day 16
Day 16 - The party is over.
A black notebook is open to show a flower painted with marker on a piece of fabric and then stuck on to the notebook with acrylic medium. A blurry mirror image of the flower on cloth is stuck to the opposite page.
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Day 15
Day 15 - monochrome sliced flower
A black notebook is open to show a monochromatic laser print of a flower cut up in to several diagonal slices and pasted down across both pages with randomly spaced gaps between.
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Day 14
Day 14 - Sometimes experiments fail.
A black notebook is open to show a rectangle of tracing paper stitched on to the middle of both pages. Red stitching forms a box around black random stitching then forms a line up and over to the bottom of the box where it forms a star like shape. Blue grey watercolor is painted over the box and under the tracing paper in random haphazard brush strokes.
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Day 13
Day 13 - Help?
A black notebook with white pages is open to reveal scribbled words and a gradient grey wash along the top and bottom. On the right side page is the word Help with a question mark in black watercolor text. The pages have curled up at the corners where the watercolor has dried.
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Day 12
Day 12 - Help.
A black notebook is open to show lined paper with the words 'How to get help any time?' hastely written in large capital letters across both pages in graphite.
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Day 11
Day 11 - Concept painting - Imagined language
A black notebook with a white paper bookcover is open to show an ink painted block of color along the top third of both pages. Within the color are black ink painted symbols. Below this is an ink painted book with tassels along the binding. There is a large light or jewel in the center with a few others of smaller size surrounding it.
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Day 10
Day 10 - Quick doodles. Collaboration with two of the three.
A black notebook is open to show quick pencil sketches of three people in a bar drawn in different styles. The background is covered in a light grey wash. One person is banging their fist on the bar and shouting 'More!'. Another person is coming in through a door marked Exit while the closest person looks out towards the edge of the paper.
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Day 9
Day 9 - Pocket squares and stitches.
A black notebook is open to show three squares of crumpled pattern tracing paper stitched on to the paper in the middle of both pages with black thread stitches that go down one side, along the bottom then up the otherside, loosely resembling a pocket. In the center of the paper are squares drawn in black ink on each page of tracing paper getting more obscured as they are covered. Barely noticeable in the center but outside the squares is a haphazard spiral of light colored stitches.
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Day 8
Day 8 - Iaith with help from Livvy
A black notebook is open to show lined paper with colorful watercolor squiggles across both pages. A blue band of patchy water color with purple watercolor circles is in the middle between the squiggles.
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Day 7
Day 7 - Experiment
A black notebook is open to show a loosely watercolored picture of flowers. In the corner of the page is a small square of white fabric with pink fabric scraps stitched on and water color underneath.
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Day 6
Day 6 - Everyday.
A black notebook open to show a piece of grey jersey stitched to a piece of white woven cotton fabric with black thread in a large zig zag pattern across. Both are stitched on to the two pages of the notebook with the same black thread.
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Day 5
Day 5 - This.
A black notebook with lined paper is open to show black ink vertical lines drawn down the centers of both pages.
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Day 4
Day 4 - It's a secret.
A black notebook is open to show seven wavy colored lines going vertically down each page. Covering the lines is translucent black paint.
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Day 3
Day 3 - Pieces of something.
A black notebook with white lined paper under orange tinted lighting is open to show organic shapes drawn with black ink and graphite on to iron-on transfers that are ironed on to both sides of the book's pages.
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Day 2
Day 2 - Stitched answer from an AI.
A black notebook is open to reveal white, grey lined pages. Stitched on to the left pages using black thread is an arrow pointing towards the next page. On the right side page is a small printout stitched on to the page with the same black thread. A threaded needle lays on top of the printout. The question and text are about 'The body as a home'. It can be read in full here: https://www.loriamor.com/2023/04/02/tell-me-about-the-body-as-a-home/
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Day 1
Day 1 - Make the rules. Take an extra S.
A black notebook sits on top of its torn plastic wrapper and is open to reveal text written in black ink on grey lined white paper. The text reads - April 1, 2023. Rules V.2.0. 1. You must use this notebook. 2. You can follow the prompts if you want. 3. If you can, you must try something new but... 4. Try to fit this in to what you are already doing. 5. Decide what one artwork I would take to a desert island for Day 1. Below this text are letters written in all capitals. DESERT ISLAND. Below this is an S with an arrow indicating it should be placed between the E and the S.
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