Jacqui Hallam
John Moores painting prize winner, Jacqui Hallam takes a creative and explosive approach to abstract art. Her unique style of bold colours splashed upon overlapping canvases showcases her skill. Originally not wanting to be a figurative painter, she turned to experimenting with more simplistic forms, shapes and tones. not believing in her work as a student meant she didn't delve into the meanings of her work. Relating to this in my first abstract pieces I also focused on the antithetical side, compared to the readings with in it. For example, it took more experimenting to understand how different colours can represent emotions and a story on their own or mixed with others.
I appreciated the wide use of materials such as stains, varnishes, iron and pigments all mixing to react. On the canvas she performs and dictates where the chemical reactions take place. These provide the vibrancy and liquid effect dripping down the pieces. I took inspiration from this when controlling where the colours mixed on my own pieces and how the wax mixed with the colours on the surface.
She describes her work as having a visual language. For example a pink patch would actually represent a flower and this is how she used found objects in a slightly figurative style.
John Moores painting prize winner, Jacqui Hallam takes a creative and explosive approach to abstract art. Her unique style of bold colours splashed upon overlapping canvases showcases her skill. Originally not wanting to be a figurative painter, she turned to experimenting with more simplistic forms, shapes and tones. not believing in her work as a student meant she didn't delve into the meanings of her work. Relating to this in my first abstract pieces I also focused on the antithetical side, compared to the readings with in it. For example, it took more experimenting to understand how different colours can represent emotions and a story on their own or mixed with others.
I appreciated the wide use of materials such as stains, varnishes, iron and pigments all mixing to react. On the canvas she performs and dictates where the chemical reactions take place. These provide the vibrancy and liquid effect dripping down the pieces. I took inspiration from this when controlling where the colours mixed on my own pieces and how the wax mixed with the colours on the surface.
She describes her work as having a visual language. For example a pink patch would actually represent a flower and this is how she used found objects in a slightly figurative style.
Her overlapping of materials and canvas actually came from her studio being to compact to display her work individually. These accidents help us to sometimes develop our work and see it in a new light. For example, after I had completed my abstract piece entitled, "Hippocampus" I began turning it upside down and moving it around like Hallam to find the right orientation and with my headpiece "Anxious", i began with a plain canvas and ripped it by accident to then go on to become the sculpture it is now.
However, with Hallam's pieces I feel that she could develop them with some new darker colours or maybe even bring them off the wall and stand alone as individual sculptures.
However, with Hallam's pieces I feel that she could develop them with some new darker colours or maybe even bring them off the wall and stand alone as individual sculptures.
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