Libby Sipe

Libby Sipe’s studio located in Topesham, Maine, The USA.

Libby Sipe (b. 1987, Ohio) is a process-driven multidisciplinary artist pursuing a space for experimentation and exploration as she blurs the lines between painting and sculpture. Libby uses various tools to shape, mold, drip, and pipe paint into multiple shapes and textures to build depth and bring character to her works. Using a combination of paint skins made from acrylic polymer emulsion draped over foam and wire armatures embellished with an array of materials that include but are not limited to pigment dispersion, aggregate, ultralight, glass balls, semi-precious stones, oils, textiles, and found objects. Her work encompasses her experiences with poverty, child abuse, and sexual trauma. Currently, Libby is exploring thoughts on history, layering, and fitting (or not fitting) into spaces as an aging woman. Embracing a less is more mentality, she has been layering and folding paint skins without the addition of multiple materials. She is loving the standalone material as it is, imperfections and all.

Libby appeared on the Autumn 2024 edition of the Art Seen Magazine, Issue 13. See details here.

Visit the artist’s website: www.libbysipe.com