29 April. Bit of artist research

 Watched some interviews of Jenna Gribbon - I really like this artist.  I listened to a podcast a while ago and her paintings were described as waterfalls of colour. She makes huge scale paintings that are contextually brilliant.

She referenced art history informing our experience of life - which is what I was touching on in my essay (but may not have put it as well as this ) 

She intentionally paints expressions that respond to how women were depicted in art history - they're a force to be reckoned with - Take the Frick exhibition; she replaced a painting of Thomas Moore with a portrait which has an expression that faces down the viewer - she's assertive. Thomas Moore was the rival of Cromwell who remains in his place.

She responded to the velvet sleeves in the Holbein,  by paining her partner in a full-on purple velvet suit (you want velvet... I'll give you velvet) 

The fact that the painting replaces a mans portrait feeds into the queer, feminist context of the work.

I love the shadows and choice of colours in Gribbons work, and the way that the brush strokes are more chaotic as you get close but they read amazingly from a distance...

I'm hoping to spend more time after the degree show looking at Gribbon - she works from photos in interesting ways - some paintings are candid.  Some paintings read as a photograph even though the shapes are nearly abstract,