ABOUT ME
I am a painter by training and a photographer by chance.
Who is Jennifer Panick?
My work comes from a desire to capture tension; an instant of rigidity or weakness. I am enthralled by the shadows and contours of the human form, their ability to stretch and twist and the rigidity and elegance that is the very essence of the figure. I am captivated by the idea of transformation. I revel in the ability to take what I see and create something entirely different, whether it comes through cropping or shifting colors. I am inspired by the ability to make a cohesive painting out of daubs and dashes of color. The malleability of the paint and a loose hand appeals to me. I move intuitively and am completely immersed in the atmosphere and mood within my work. This creates movement in the flesh of a figure or the petal of a flower.
The expressive and frenzied nature creates a strained and manic atmosphere that I admire which is a reaction and mood I strive for within my work. I experiment with color and its relationships to the objects around it. Color can alter a space instantly and I plan to experiment further with that aspect of transformation.
Just dash something down if you see a blank canvas staring at you with a certain imbecility. You do not know how paralyzing it is, that staring of a blank canvas which says to the painter: you do not know anything.
Vincent Van Gogh
Selected Exhibitions:
- Senior Show, Payne Gallery, Moravian College - 2009
- The Secret Life of the Nude, Space 105 Moravian College - 2009
- Salon de Refuses, Space 105, Moravian College - 2009
- Hand Picked, Group Exhibition, Mercantile Home Gallery, Easton, PA - 2009
- HUB Women’s Show, Group Exhibition, Moravian College - 2009
- Open Studio, Group Exhibition, Moravian College - 2009
- HUB Winter Art Show, Group Exhibition, Moravian College - 2008
- Open Studio, Group Exhibition, Moravian College - 2008
- Fallen, Group Exhibition, Space 105 Moravian College - 2007
- Open Studio, Group Exhibition, Moravian College - 2007
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