# Fantastical Raw Sculptures Lauren Gallaspy Explores Vulnerable Imbalance in Her Work By Meghan Young | Published 2016-01-20 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lauren-gallaspy References: [beautifuldecay](http://beautifuldecay.com/2016/01/20/ceramicist-lauren-gallaspy-creates-fantastical-sculptures-confronting-vulnerable-imbalance/) & [laurengallaspy](http://www.laurengallaspy.com/) Art can encapsulate a million and one feelings and thoughts, a truth that Lauren Gallaspy embraces in her work. She creates a series of [abstract sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-kinetic-collection) that embody the idea of [vulnerable imbalance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folded-echoes) -- a thing that people must come to terms with on a daily basis. Lauren Gallaspy explains that "the things that I love and the things that I fear refuse to balance out. They scrap like cats, cloak and conceal like kudzu, terrify and delight, like a large, shaky lake or a dog swimming hard towards a floating ball." Violent, pleasurable and complete complex, Lauren Gallaspy's sculpture will take over the mind as it struggles to make sense of [each form and line](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/structural-botany). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Abstract Sculptures:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating abstract sculptures that embody a deeper meaning and evoke emotions. - **Vulnerable Imbalance:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in exploring the concept of vulnerable imbalance through art and design. - **Emotional Art:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating art that encapsulates various feelings and thoughts, and evokes strong emotional responses. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fine Arts:** Fine arts industry can explore new ways of creating abstract sculptures and emotional art, and collaborating with artists who push the boundaries of traditional art forms. - **Design:** Design industry can explore new ways of incorporating emotional and abstract art into their work, and creating designs that evoke strong emotional responses. - **Fashion:** Fashion industry can explore new ways of incorporating abstract sculptures and emotional art into their collections, and collaborating with artists who push the boundaries of traditional art forms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallmounted-sculpture.md) - [Vibrantly Colorful Dynamic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kayla-rumpp.md) - [Modern Poertic Ceramics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virginia-sin.md) - [Human Torso-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lene-bdker.md) - [Surreal Love-Themed Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joakim-ojanen.md) - [Structured Art Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flowchart.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Raw Metal Design Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nick-valentijn.md) - [Sculptural Experimental Artforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ladder-series.md)