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Jennifer Martin (United Kingdom )
Residency September - October - November 2006
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Opening Exhibitions: Flow Charting
Featuring Simon Willems, Greg Rose,
Scott Teson, Joe Reihsen, and Pete Goldlust.
Jennifer Martin in the Project Room
Opening: Saturday, November 4, 7 - 10
Exhibition Runs: November 4 - November 30, 2006
Click here to view the Flow Charting page |
| Artist Statement
Magazine imagery is saturated with fashion photography. I am intrigued by the glossy, alluring nature of high fashion advertising, societies embrace for desired, unattainable beauty. The superficial, glamorous qualities these images convey are used as a starting point for my recent work. A response to the original is made, through exploring the materiality of paint in a gestural, intuitive way, whereby some areas are emulated, in some cases the contour of the beautiful face or full lips juxtaposed against the freedom of the paint, creating a harsh contrast. I work in layers, build the painting and create the image. Hiding in the layers is my response and my questioning regarding societies' perception of how true beauty exists. My paintings are a journey away from the illusion of perfection. |
Biography
Education Byam Shaw School of Art, Central St. Martins : Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art
University of Leeds : 2ii Joint Honours Bsc Psychology with Neuroscience degree Central St. Martins School of Art: Diploma in Art & Design Foundation Course
Exhibitions
September 7 th - October 7 th 2006: Barnet Open
Apthorp Gallery, Artsdepot. London
July 3 rd - 8 th 2006: Display Until
Final Show, Byam Shaw
June 11 th 2006: Annual Picture Fair
5 th April -13 th 2006: Small
Kingsgate Gallery, West Hampstead, London
April 2006: Interim show
Concourse Gallery at Byam Shaw, London
28 th February -12 th March 2006: Seventeen Principles of Co-existence Lauderdale House, Highgate
March 17th 2005: Ben Uri Gallery 50 th Anniversary
Robert Sandelson Gallery. Cork Street.W1 London |
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