Jazz Green : Artist Journal

September 22nd, 2010

nine mouldscapes; these are mixed media on wood panel, 15cm x 15cm x 4cm…

here are three of the panels, photographed at a jaunty angle…

mouldscape I (side-ish view)


mouldscape II (side-ish view)


mouldscape III (side-ish view)

and all nine mouldscape panels, full on…


mouldscape I


mouldscape II


mouldscape III


mouldscape IV


mouldscape V


mouldscape VI


mouldscape VII


mouldscape VIII


mouldscape IX

these small paintings on panel are currently on view in the artworks exhibition at blackthorpe barn,  open daily. 10am – 5pm, 11 September to 3 October 2010…

why only nine? well, i only managed to complete nine in time for the exhibition – i have plans to do at least twenty five… which would give me more opportunity to develop patinas, textures, surfaces, etc – i also like very much working on this smaller scale – they become extra tactile objects – the gaze extends to the touch…

is it real mould? no! i would never entertain any kind of mould in the house – it can be deadly – no, these are  just creatively adapted from nature…

why mould, exactly? am just endlessly fascinated by things that are simultaneously beautiful, a little bit ugly in the wrong context (or eyes) and equally a little bit in awe of, not quite knowing if it is good or bad, a sign of life or death…  it’s quite existential stuff, really…

perhaps they also act as visual antidotes to all things sterile and clinical in our western culture – and the persistent culture of fear that the media (especially the daily mail) continually perpetuates – and the environmental pollution and health issues that evolve as a result of seeking to eradicate all signs of a natural, biological world… have i said this before? nature is quite cruel really, we must respect its ecology…

2 comments on “mouldscapes, in more detail”

  1. Lisa

    These are beautiful, such a rich patina, if I saw them in a gallery I confess I would want to touch them. I know this might sound odd but do you use a heatgun to get those textures?

  2. Jazz

    thank you, lisa!! no, it’s not an odd question, very astute… yes i have done in the past but not on these particular small pieces – more painterly monoprint/type, layered transfer techniques, with acrylic/chalk gesso… in the past, have used sanders, heatguns, squeegees, scribes, etc, but it is sometimes more appropriate to work in more delicate & refined ways…

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