Lisa Tubach


	My creative work investigates a balance between the beauty of our natural world and threats to our existence. Most recently, the content of my work pulls from the research of critically-endangered species, the perils of unchecked chemical use, and various related pathogens. In addition to these concerns, my work continues to explore a tension between abstraction and representation, and aims to suggest spaces that fluidly traverse from tangible to psychological landscape. I am interested in the complex patterns and systems behind the threats, as well as the abstract nature of this reality. Underlying my work is a microscopic-macroscopic tension—either real or invented. The dangers, represented through molecular formulae and other elements, are often visually seductive, providing their own duplicitous beauty. Through the density of the visual information, my work attempts to address the near-impossibility of teasing out such dangers from the intricate space presented. Ultimately, my artistic efforts are born out of a deep empathy for our natural world, and the confusion about how to protect it from complicated forces of harm. They are, simultaneously, lush and celebratory, while acting as subtle cautionary tales. -Lisa Tubach