 Jenny Smith UK Untitled |
| I often work from the memory
of a particular place. The starting point for this work was a research trip
to Japan. I am interested in the medative quality of the raked gravel in
Zen Gardens, these inspired compositions of repeatedly drawn or dribbled
lines of paint, juxtaposed with areas of empty paper. The work foregrounds
the accidental freedom that occurs within a controlled process. This can
be paint that runs into itself or the point that an etching plate bites
right through, creating an element of surprise that could not be anticipated.
This reflects the Japanese concept of “washi
sabi”. I am interested in the inherent qualities
of each material used: the paperiness of paper, the painterliness of paint,
often asking myself how much (or little) intervention is needed to realise
the piece. My work explores the point that concept and process meet. Memory serves as both conceptual inspiration and a metaphor for process in this work, which defines drawing as an act of touch where one material “imprints” onto another. website : www.jennysmith.org.uk email : jennysm@blueyonder.co.uk back |