Meet Rebecca Lipps | Immersive Artist and Muralist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Rebecca Lipps and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Rebecca, what role has risk played in your life or career?
Risk-taking has played a role in the decisions I make during my artistic process. I choose to work with a variety of mediums and technology combined to make an artistic environment. This type of work responds to the traditional gallery settings by eliminating the gallery wall and surrounding my viewers with works that create an experience. The primary mediums I use are sculpture, found objects, murals and projection mapping. My work falls under the immersive trend by allowing my viewers to touch, enter, and interact with the art that surrounds them. My viewer’s curiosity about their role in this environment is the most important part of my work. They become a part of the work itself due to the interactive nature of it. The risk of producing work outside the norm is worth the reward of my viewers developing new perspectives.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
My work begins with intuition, then curiosity to realize an idea. All my work comes from an internal place of thought or experience, and is then substantiated through paint, sculpture, or projection mapping. I once had a curiosity about manipulating the shape of light and imagery. I then taught myself how to projection-map so I could alter multiple videos to any shape or size from one projector. The light from these projection maps onto my sculptures allowed them to come alive with movement and energy. I soon realized that buildings and public structures can become canvases for temporary works of art. I am where I am today professionally because I am taking risks, making works that are experimental and challenge the expectations of visual art.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
If a good friend were visiting Charlotte, North Carolina, I would introduce them to my friends at various art studios around Charlotte, such as Activation Studios and the VAPA Center. We would also visit the TAOH Outdoor Gallery off 25th Street to view the wonderful current works from local artists and create artwork ourselves. The next stop may be the Mint Museum on Wednesday nights for free admission. Any place serving Wine and Tapas would be our spot of choice to hang out. We may check out a new restaurant in Plaza Midwood and bike around the greenway. Charlotte has a lot of wonderful places for everyone.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I want to give a shout-out to the Peace for Peace Movement. This is a worldwide movement to unify human consciousness through art and creativity. It raises awareness and brings a collective of people together for positive change. Anyone can be a part of this movement by making art, no matter your skill level, that symbolizes peace for humanity. The founders of this movement love and encourage everyone who surrounds them every day. They are my inspiration for impacting the world.

Website: https://www.rebeccalippsart.com/

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Image Credits
B Two Times Media