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Auckland based artist Jemma Ennis creates fragmented, abstracted and pixelated images that lead us to reflect on the role of digitalsation in our visual world.
Her painting process involves the conscious discarding of the finer details of her subject, manipulating the image and putting it back together in a way that becomes almost unrecognisable. As the artist describes: "For example, when you zoom into a digital image, it becomes abstract and pixelated, then zoom out, and the image reveals itself." The work captures that image at the midway point when the image is no longer unified, and representative but a series of fragmented geometric shapes held together by commonalities such as colour and form. The end result is a reassembled image, a kind of digital collage that recalls the cubist movement. The floral still life has long been re-interpreted by artists, here Jemma Ennis offers a fresh approach the genre. Jemma Ennis draws on a background in Graphic Design, this training and practise gives the artist a fluency in the creation of strong compositions, geometric shapes and luscious colour palettes. Jemma Ennis has work in private collections across New Zealand and overseas, and has work in the Wallace Arts Trust Collection. |
Jemma Ennis creates fragmented, abstracted and pixelated images that lead us to reflect on the role of digitalsation in our visual world. |
JEMMA ENNIS works available at black door gallery
Jemma Ennis
Tulip Serenade Acrylic on Canvas (Grey Tray Frame) 630 x 480mm 2024 $1500 Available |
Jemma Ennis
Pistachio Splash Acrylic on Canvas (Light Oak Tray Frame) 640 x 640mm 2023 $2000 Available |
Jemma Ennis
Chai Sunset Acrylic on Canvas 750 x 1000mm 2023 $2800 Available |
Jemma Ennis
Amber Drift Acrylic on Canvas (Oak Tray Frame) 800 x 800mm 2023 $2400 Available |
past works by jemma ennis
jemma ennis artworks in situ
