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For Jennifer Anderson, one of the main motivators for painting portraits is the opportunity they present to create a connection between her subject and the viewer – an intention that has led to a variety of unconventional compositional choices.
From off-kilter figures and unresolved edges to forms left unpainted and large expanses of empty background, her various trademarks not only add a visual simplicity to the piece but also remove the subject from a specific time and place, something she hopes makes for a more relatable artwork.
“By taking the detail and information out of the environment the figure is in, the figure becomes timeless,” she explains of her intentions. “There’s not that societal flow around them that causes us to make judgements. That adds to the connection you can have with a figure [in a painting], as you’re not in an obviously different place from them.”
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