SERGEJ JENSEN
2013-07-22Jensen employs a range of ready-made materials in lieu of canvas including wool, silk, linen, and burlap. His works often eschew painting altogether, relying instead on sewing, bleaching, or staining. When used, paint has been applied subtly, sparingly, and at times from behind the canvas. In more recent works, however, both undersaturated acrylic paint and soft pastel are applied liberally. Exotic materials including money, saffron, and diamond dust have also been known to adorn Jensen’s surfaces.
Flaws in materials are embraced and even foregrounded in Jensen’s paintings, drawing attention to seemingly incidental marks and signs of distress. A lack of expectation lends itself to an economy of means, in which leftover materials are often incorporated into new work as a gesture of self-reflexivity. While the canvas continually serves as a locus of deconstruction, in Jensen’s new works the physical temperament of paint is further investigated. Utilizing a wide array of media and formal references, Jensen’s paintings engage with an aesthetic of removal and withdrawal, while consistently bearing the traces of their making.
Exhibition runs through to August 3rd, 2013
Regen Projects
6750 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA
90038
USA
