purcc 2012 - University of the Pacific

Senior Art & Design Show – Artist Statements
REVINYL: The Revival of Vinyl LPs in America
Dedicated to Record Store Day: April 21, 2012
Lindsay Biggar
Faculty Mentor: Marie Lee
During the summer of 2011, I spent a portion of my time experimenting with printmaking and monotypes
using old vinyl LPs. At first, it was just a fun experiment of playing with geometric shapes and colors
within a composition and as time went by, I slowly started to incorporate stencils into my work. These
stencils soon became my translations of song lyrics that I was listening to as I was created each piece.
What started out as a simple summer art project with no particular relevance, turned into something that
carried much more meaning for me as an artist.
Within the last several years, younger generations of Americans have been taking an interest in collecting
both new and old vinyl LPs. For me, I started to collect albums because each one was a tangible piece of
art and music that brought me a sense of community among other collectors. In the Fall 2011 semester, I
spent time researching experience design and the music industry for a project called “Do-Good Design.” It
was here where I learned that music fans have grown tired of current packaging of their music. Newer
forms of music such as MP3’s lack an experience and collectors value. People will spend seconds
downloading a song, when years ago they would spend hours reading the liner notes from an LP sleeve
while appreciating the album artwork.
After learning about this lack of experience, it felt like the perfect opportunity to revisit this project. In
conclusion, I have created a series of six monotype prints that represent different songs that have been
important in my life and to my overall growth.
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