Jenny Laden "New Paintings and Works on Paper"
Heskin Contemporary
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In this new body of work Jenny Laden borrows from Byzantine painting (gold leafing, iconographic small wooden panels), cartoon imagery (line quality, bright colors, fantastical landscapes, exaggerated features) and 19th century portraiture (poses, composition, the interlacing of the pastoral with the portrait) to create a fusing of figure and landscape. In the works, hair becomes its own world, growing from the inside of the figure’s mind outward into abstracted landscape and space— symbols of comfort and home, small houses on hills, lush trees in verdant settings. These images are hints of longing for a sense of home and knowledge of belonging. At times playful, aggressive and introspective, they lurk in the space between the iconic, eternal presence of the female figure in painting, and the specific moment we see a vulnerable and vital human being.
[Image: Jenny Laden "Equals Out" (2008) oil and goldleaf on wood 14 x 20 in.]
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from January 08, 2009 to February 14, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-01-08 from 18:00 to 21:00