By Jen Tarry-Smith
2023
oil on linen
33x33cm framed
ARTIST STATEMENT
"In 'Whirlwind', the layering of lines and spaces attempt to represent the woven complexities of patterns in our natural world. The inspiration for this piece was taken from the experience of place, a visual representation of wind-waves and the rhythmic lapping of the ocean; a capsule of moments in time."
BIO
Jennifer Tarry-Smith is a Melbourne based artist working in the mediums of printmaking and painting. She produces abstract works that are meditative explorations of line and negative space.
Tarry-Smith is drawn to the intricacies and nuances that emerge as pattern evolves and changes to suit its environment. It is these subtle differences that distinguish the hand-made from machine-made, and highlights the beauty in the imperfect. Tarry-Smith has participated in over 25 exhibitions in Australia and Internationally since graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Drawing and Printmaking from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2018.