ARTIST STATEMENT
When looking at one of my pieces, whether monumental or modest in scale, I want you to sense that the particular and universal are accessible to you, and present in every living thing, every person that you see. To recognize unfathomable uniqueness while understanding our interconnectedness is a basic premise of Zen Buddhism and an underlying theme in my work. Opposites exist in the same moment, in the same image, and engender uncertainty: creation and destruction; lightness and substance; stars and Earth. In my recent work, strong texture is used to create sky-scapes addressing and merging the dualism between the sky and geological forms. These physical surfaces both embody and reflect the ephemeral quality of changing light. I want to present how everything can be perceived in multiple ways yet is part of the same whole, and have you relate this to your own life.
ARTWORK - PROCESS
Jenny Lynn Hall is specialized in texture driven, abstract painting, realized in both plaster and oils. She challenges the idea that there need be a division between the decorative and fine arts by making large-scale pieces that create an environment. Concepts are worked through in smaller scale work. The ten years that she spent in Italy gave her a reverence for art, architecture and design as a means of improving the quality of daily life. In her opinion this is one of the most powerful and important uses of creativity.
While living in Italy, she developed a painting technique that combines painting, drawing, and lime plaster. This allows her to take advantage of the structural integrity and richness of ancient building materials while developing a personal vocabulary. Derived from a flooring material, her custom plaster paintings are suitable for interior and exterior installation, floors and showers. For the past 5 years, she has been inspired by the transcendental quality found in nature and its capacity to provoke feelings of both profound solemnity and an unpredictable strength. Multiple layers of plaster and paint invoke the passing of time, energy dispersed, created and renewed. Her main influences are Anselm Kiefer and Antoni Tapies, for their use of different texture and text, Mark Rothko, for the incredible worlds he creates, and John Cage, for his experimentation with chance. Zen Buddhist philosophy is central to her work.
BIO
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Jenny Lynn studied Painting and Graphic Design at California College of Arts (and Crafts) then worked as an Oriental rug restorer at the Claremont Rug Company in Oakland. Before co-founding HL Studio, a plaster design company in Torino, Italy, Jenny Lynn studied mosaic and painting at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Ravenna, Italy and later Painting and Scenic Design at the Accademia Albertina delle Belle Arti in Torino.
Jenny Lynn is an Artist Member of Gallery Route One in Point Reyes Station, CA, where she is also the Co-Director of the Visiting Artist Program