The creation of a Geisha is a journey to be a Japanese work of art, and she adorns herself with expensive silks, satin gowns and extraordinary make-up. Peta Laurisen’s GEISHA GOLD Exhibition portrays the inner Geisha. Her Geisha are subtly erotic and provocative, and sensually powerful, a Geisha with her own mind and emotions. Peta Laurisen’s GEISHA GOLD Exhibition leads you the secret life of a Geisha; Preparing for her client, the undressing tradition, and showing the viewer a little bit more of who she may be under the layers of her gown...innocent and yet not so…disciplined and yet eager to please… As she de-robes we find there is more to the story, she may have a “ Yakuza” tattoo, which means she belongs to the Japanese Mafia.
Peta Laurisen was born in Bendigo, Victoria. She graduated from RMIT in Fashion Design and trained and worked in the fashion industry in Europe. She later discovered a passion for Trompe L’Oeil, for which she had many clients in commercial and residential industries. Peta Laurisen was a recipient of the 1998 Australian Achiever Award, Melbourne Interior Industrial Design Services. Her work has been featured in many magazines, such as House and Garden Yearbook 1999, Belle, Home Beautiful, Country Looks, The Age, Domain and many more, as well as appearing on Healthy, Wealthy and Wise and Burke’s Backyard. She published “Creating Grand Illusions” in 2000, a book which shows the reader a pictorial history of her work as well an extensive ‘how to’ section. Four years ago, Peta Laurisen moved to Byron Bay to paint in paradise, and her focus has now turned to a different medium, canvas. Her work depicts the sensual parts of the human body. A slight sense of mystery and voyeurism creeps into her work, creating a legitimate space for the viewer to stand and stare.
