Jane Gray

As a result of growing up and being educated during the ‘50’s and “flower power” 60’s, Jane’s interest is in looking beyond the obvious restrictions, boundaries and conditioning that informs society and shapes the human being today. Whilst recognising that artifice is a survival tool and is also one of power, she tries to see past the facades of herself, of others and her surroundings to find the essence – delving into chaos – to glimpse the true nature of the subject. In this way the essence is perceived.

“I seek to express this perception through the style of painting that I call Organic Expressionism, where my paintings evolve rather than are preconceived. The paintings are built up through many layers of different materials and glazes in order to express the depth and complexity that constitutes our journey through life. All are abstractions to a greater or lesser degree. I have been influenced by everything under the sun, but particularly the work of Kandinsky, Rauschenburg, Frankenthaler, Rothko, Abstract Expressionism, Symbolism and the Bauhaus.”