JEN OLDKNOW | CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT PAINTER

b. 1975, Lincolnshire, UK Studios in London and Derbyshire, UK

Creating abstract oil paintings and works on paper, with an emphasis on the use of vibrant colour and bold, gestural marks.

‘Something Intangible, Somerhing Shared’, Jen Oldknow in conversation with A’Dora Phillips for the Vision & Art Project: read here

ARTIST STATEMENT

‘Dedicated to my work as a painter, I was. diagnosed with Macular Degeneration in my twenties, which should perhaps be devastating to a visual artist, yet only serves to make me a stronger artist, more clearly focused on my sources and methods of expression as I transfer my attention from the exterior world to the interior existence of human life. I create from a place of personal connection and experience.

My paintings are concerned with visualising the intangible; explorations of the inner landscape of human experience, feelings, and emotions expressed in a language of vibrant colour and intuitive gesture marks. I continually ask questions about both myself and the materials I use in response to issues that cannot necessarily be seen, yet a shared by all. The aim is not to offer an explicit answer, but to entice the viewer into a conversation, to glimpse a shared world in and beyond themselves, with a meaning deeper than words.’