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BLUE ROAD Acrylic on canvas 61 x 61cm |
Jane said of the process of creating a painting: "... visual inspiration comes from defaced and abandoned objects from present day urban settings, and from archaeological sites and artefacts. I set out to depict an accretion of past experiences, which are half hidden and half revealed. Past, present and future - a process of continuous evolution, a journey we all are part of. During the complex process of creating a painting, the surface is built up, then progressively obliterated. Paint is dripped, thrown, splashed, stroked and brushed onto the canvas in a seemingly random yet controlled way. Previous images are left partially exposed during an extended process of doing, undoing and re-doing. The finished work resonates with hints of previous histories and experiences."
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Jane
Spencer was an artist of prodigious energy and creativity,
who has left us with a large collection of works - paintings,
prints, sculptures and ceramics, embodying a stunning variety
of ideas and concepts. 
Jane Spencer wrote of herself as a Ceramic Artist:
"The context of my work is the ritual object. I explore this concept by referring to different cultural traditions, and their search for the transcendent through the creation and use of specific sacred objects. These can be, to give just a few examples; shrines, grave goods, spirit houses, miniature temples, sacred vessels, obelisks and sun disks.
I recently created a series of 'roadside shrines', and a group of pots based on West African 'butabu' (adobe) Islamic architecture. [Much recent] work is concerned with the obelisk. The archetypal origin of the obelisk is the sacred mound - the 'axis mundi', and the tree of life. It has also been interpreted as a scintilla - a beam of sunlight transmuted into stone.
I collect, photograph or draw these objects [the sources of visual inspiration] then subvert them to create a sense of ambiguity and mystery in the form and surface of my pieces. I like to explore contrasts, opposites and paradoxes through my work."
Stoneware disk on plinth, 51 cm high
Deep Blue, print, 65 x52 framed
Jane wrote in 2006:
"Extensive exhibiting experience has included six solo shows during the last five years. Commissions have also been undertaken for a variety of projects.
My work can be found in domestic, corporate and healthcare settings. I am passionately committed to the concept of visual art as a catalyst for healing and wholeness, and have worked with a number of NHS Trusts creating site-specific paintings."
WAYMARK 4
Acrylic on canvas 46 x 117cm
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http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/arts.htm
http://listings.thelondonpaper.com/title/jane-spencer-a-retrospective
www.lcp-psychotherapy.org.uk/art-at-the-lcp/exhibitions/jane-spencer.aspx - 11k -
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/jane_spencer_workshops.pdf
http://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=219&venue=3500453
This page last updated 24 February 2009