I'm lucky to have some stunning pieces of art by Canadian artist Sarah Kernohan in my house. I say "lucky" because I have said pieces on loan from a friend who suddenly got the urge to travel the world. He asked me to look after three drawings on canvas, unframed, and I happily agreed. So when I heard through the e-grapevine that Ms. Kernohan is showing a piece of her collection in Connecticut, I felt compelled to share the news with the blogosphere, of which you are unwittingly a member.
The three works I get to enjoy every day depict close up cross sections of bone, overlayed with architectural sketches. Precise staircase angles try in futility to impose artificial order over the shaft of a femur, while seemingly ignorant to the smooth, natural slope that underpins it. Well, that's my take, anyway. Although she explains it with a bit more eloquence:
My drawings are a way of sharing the space that I see within these objects. The experience that I am aiming to build within these drawings is one where the viewer can see the space as a whole from a far distance, and is invited to explore upon a closer view. The viewer can follow the structure of the space by following the lines in the surface detail, using demarcation points as place-markers if they choose to. I am using drawing as a way to meditate upon the object and its structure, and in doing so, I am taking cues from the language of mapping as a means of learning and understanding a place.
Link to Kernohan's portfolio
Link to more about the Lineal Investigations exhibition
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