Jenny Read Stout (Studio #42)
I am fascinated by the language of flowers, their meaning, and the evolution of such across time and cultures. Using botanical illustration as a grounding point, my art is an exploration of self-identity. I contemplate the symbolism of each plant or flower and how the meaning is changed or altered when juxtaposed with its surrounding elements. The maps, sheet music, and other ephemera I incorporate as texture are outdated, thrifted, or otherwise discarded. Their push/pull or disappearance/reappearance between layers of paint and pencil is an attempt at making tangible the intangibility of memory and dream.
NOTE: Jenny will be hosting Sedonda Reynolds (photography) and Susan Thomas (painting).
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