Jenny Lundgren is a Swedish-born painter known for compositions that move fluidly between object and landscape, space and surface. Working intuitively across colour and form, Jenny Lundgren draws on decades of accumulated practice - each new painting entering into conversation with the ones that came before it.
This July, we are delighted to present a Limited Release of paintings by Jenny Lundgren.
Jenny Lundgren shares:
"My work is becoming increasingly intuitive. I feel freer in my painting now than I did in the past. I know that all the experience I have gained over the years allows me to trust both the process and my intuition. My hands carry the memory of the paintings I have made, so each new work becomes part of an ongoing conversation between myself and the painting in front of me. At the same time, all the previous paintings also take part in that conversation. They are all part of a continuous investigation into colour and form.
I am interested in composition and colour - finding something that, although abstract, can evoke space, light, proximity and distance. Many of my paintings could actually be hung in different orientations, both vertically and horizontally. Even though I paint them in a particular direction (almost always vertically), I’ve noticed that the compositions often work equally well when rotated. In one orientation they may suggest objects occupying a space; in another, they can evoke a landscape. I find that ambiguity fascinating.
Years ago I often worked directly from photographs. For a long time I believed I had left that approach behind, but I recently realized that I still work from photographs - just on a completely different, more intuitive level. I still take photographs constantly. I am still, perhaps even more than before, an image hunter, collecting light, shapes and atmospheres wherever I go. These impressions naturally become part of my painting practice.
Interestingly, I rarely look at the photographs after I have taken them. It is as though the important moment is not the image itself, but the act of seeing: becoming aware of something, looking closely, recognizing a particular mood, and making this decision about how to frame it. Those moments somehow remain with me and find their way into the paintings, although in a largely subconscious manner.
I am fascinated by the relationship between my photographs and my paintings. They may share a similar emotion, atmosphere or visual expression, even when the connection is not immediately obvious. To continue exploring this relationship, I have started pairing photographs with paintings on my Instagram. I do this intuitively, using the platform almost as a notebook - a place for visual memory and associations."
