Jennifer Gerard Gallery invites you to 'The Dream Of
Life', a Solo Exhibition of the paintings of:
The beautiful and dramatic, dream-like paintings of Susan Vesely are emotionally charged and frequently strange. With cues from such Renaissance Artists as Rosso and Bronzino, Vesely's work is loosely in an Italian Mannerist style. She creates dark icons worthy of El Greco's 'Laocoon' (1610), but with a softness reminiscent of Michaelangelo's faded Sistine Chapel ceiling frescos. Expertly, Vesely dissects and reflects the monumental figures in her paintings, treating them as structures to contain the emotional life existing within the body of each figure. That is not to say there is anything derivative going on here- Vesely absolutely belongs to the now. Her composition and subject matter have a timeless quality & a confidence that warrants the historic references, in our opinion, but the narrative is entirely relevant to the 21st Century.
Jennifer Gerard Gallery
34 Stert Street, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3JP
Tel/fax: 01235 527508 Mob: 07970 497263