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Artwork details
- Medium : Resin on Wood
- Other details : Artwork on wood. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 14x11in
About this artwork
My current sculptural paintings transform liquid paint into sculpture, a process derived from making oil on canvas paintings and discovering the many layers of oil paint beneath the surface. Those layers of oil paint embody linear time, repetitive process, and material characteristics. Now, I exemplify the layering by pouring a thick coat of latex paint one color at a time on a glass surface, letting each color dry completely, and repeating the process…
many times. I then cut the dried paint to reveal the layers of cross-section, which I then use to assemble sculptures on a flat surface. The cross-section juxtaposes order and chaos: the consistent order of paint from old to new, and the imperfection of subtle differences in thicknesses. Each piece follows a specific pattern, uniting the differences to present a systematic imagery. These works question our basic assumptions about what we consider paintings can be and what sculptures can be.
Jenny Wu
United States
Credentials
- Prizewinner
« I play in my studio and let curiosity lead the way. »
Jenny Wu is an award-winning painter and sculptor based in the United States whose works have been exhibited nationally, as well as in Lithuania and South Korea. Her current sculptural practice is derived from making paintings with oils on canvas and discovering the many layers of colors beneath the surface. For Wu, the layering process (with over forty coats) embodies linear time, repetitive process, and material characteristics.