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Jenny Lundgren is a contemporary painter living and working between Örnsköldsvik, Sweden and Vienna, Austria. Jenny attended Ålsta Art School, Fränsta, Sweden and holds a Master of Fine Arts from University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria. Jenny has held a number of solo and group shows in Sweden, Austria and Denmark, with her works in collections worldwide.
“Over time, my focus has shifted from the figurative to the abstract. Figuration serves as a foundation—a memory held in the hand—but it is through the process of abstraction that I can respond more intuitively.
Painting speaks a language unique to its medium, one that transcends words. Through the interplay of color and form, it conveys a state, a feeling, and offers distinct perspectives.
The process is important; my paintings cannot be conceived in advance. My paintings begin as a thought and unfold through an ongoing dialogue between intuition and action.
My exploration takes shape through a variety of techniques and materials—oil, acrylic, egg tempera, and enamel—applied to surfaces such as paper, canvas, or metal. Each material demands its own approach, requiring sensitivity to its specific qualities.
It is always within the very act of painting that something of value happens. It emerges in sweeping gestures, in the buildup of layers, in unexpected color interactions, in the contrasts between transparency and opacity, and at the edges where transitions occur. I often think of my paintings as visual poetry—poems rendered in color.” - Jenny Lundgren