The Peculiar Manifestation of Paint in My Life
Jennifer Cronin
May 3rd - June 12th
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Chicago-based emerging artist, Jennifer Cronin brings her large-scale oil paintings to the gallery for a solo exhibition of intimate, self-portraiture. Cronin's paintings focus on the psychology of the domestic space, personal space and the imaginative space in which our minds can take us. The figure in each painting faces her fears as manifested through ominous forms of paint within the space.  Sitting on the surface of the canvas, the paint breaks the peace of these quiet, interior moments in which the artist finds herself.  The result is a beautifully composed painting that vibrates with captivating tension and anxiety.  Cronin's work is deeply visually satisfying and emotionally charged through the gestures of the figure and the ominous paint form in the room.  The viewer is faced with the uncomfortable task of seeing something that the subject in the painting is unaware of, and wondering what will happen next.  Cronin's work is heavily laced with the psychology of the human mind in our most intimate and lonely moments.  Her process takes cues from the historical painted dramas of Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi, as well as the archetypal human fears that are visually represented in popular horror films.

'Untitled no.1' from The Peculiar Manifestation of Paint in My Life - oil on canvas - 72 x 36

'Untitled no.2' from The Peculiar Manifestation of Paint in My Life - oil on canvas - 72 x 48

'Untitled no.3' from The Peculiar Manifestation of Paint in My Life - oil on canvas - 84 x 56

'Untitled no.4' from The Peculiar Manifestation of Paint in My Life - oil on canvas - 54 x 84

'Pink' - oil on linen - 38 x 66

'Shake' - oil on canvas - 36 x 60

'Cake' - oil on canvas - 72 x 48 - Sold