In the new ceramic paintings Rose Eken elevates her subjects to icons while not letting go of grit, fragility and longing.
The new works feel diaristic yet carefully attuned to how images circulate and resonate culturally. Collapsing hierarchies - treating carefully composed portraits, iPhone blurs, still lives and casual snapshots with the same seriousness and dedication. In the new ceramic paintings Rose Eken elevates her subjects to icons while not letting go of grit, fragility and longing. Seemingly classic motifs arise from mundane situations at the local bar, exhibition openings and concerts. Rather than realism, she aims for emotional truth and poetic resonance. Tender, at times wistful, but unsentimental, engaging and deeply human.
Kilde:
V1 Gallery
