Paul Jenkins on canvas and paper 1989-2009
Exhibition at the Redfern Gallery of work by the American abstract expressionist Paul Jenkins. He was inspired by Pollock and Tobey and developed a style of pouring paint to create pictures although there was work in various media in the show. As you know I’m not a great abstract fan but I liked a long picture called “Phenomena Sight Saturn Lodestone” which had an amazing texture. Also great for texture was a round picture in an open square frame called “Phenomena Compass Window” which was a great swirl of colour with a big thick lob of paint in the middle. I had thought the light was good in the gallery which has a lovely room like by natural light from the ceiling but when the assistant put the lights on the pictures sprang to life.