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First Name | Jessica |
Last Name | Copping |
Username | jessicacopping |
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Region | Lanarkshire |
Disciplines | Drawing, Painting |
Themes | Abstract, Environment, Figurative, Geometric, Landscape, Political, Narratives |
Statement
Statement | Framed within the context of the proposed current epoch of geological time, the Anthropocene, my practice studies humanity’s long-term impact on the strata record through our powerful influence on the environments, climate and ecology of the planet. In recent work I study humanity’s destructive alterations to the biosphere as well as the possibilities for positive change, associated with the advent and expansion of the Anthropocene by depicting the effects of a series of epoch-spanning cataclysmic events, both real and imagined. I create constellations of paintings which position human-caused cataclysmic events within the context of recurring planetary and cosmic cataclysmic events in order to question how long our species will live with respect to deep time. My paintings are constructed from layers of oil, egg tempera and graphite which are partially eroded through sanding and engraving. This process is a combination of spontaneous mark making and considered detail which within the context of my subject signifies the excavation of layers of earth and time, revealing lost narratives and social collapse. When viewed collectively, the works form a complex web of signification, where bursts of detail, colour and abstract forms emerge from the distant past and reach into faraway future capturing the complexities of time, nature and culture in the Anthropocene age. |
Biography
Biography | Born Norwich, England 1989. Currently living and working in Glasgow, Scotland. Graduate of Glasgow School of Art (2016) and Norwich University of the Arts (2010). I am a visual artist specialising in drawing and painting. I have exhibited widely in the UK and internationally in Helsinki, New York and China. Other accolades include the Jerwood Visual Arts Artist Bursary (London, Shortlisted) and The Solo Award (London, longlisted). Selected exhibitions: Solo 2018, Cataclysms, The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford Group 2021, Here and Now, Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, Fife 2019-2020, Utopia, Gracefield Arts Centre, moving to Kirkcudbright Galleries, Dumfries 2019, Time Spent Amongst Trees, Meffan Gallery, Forfar 2019, Palimpest, An Lanntair, Stornoway 2019, Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh 2018, Reuse, Reinvent, Reimagine, Gallery 23, Endinburgh 2018, our eARTh, Kunsthuis Gallery, York 2018, FRESH, Rural Arts, York 2018, OPEN, Society of Scottish Artists and Visual Art Scotland Annual exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh View my full CV. |
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