In the Studio with Jean Wolff
Jean Wolff in the studio. Photo: Aleya Lehman Bench
Artist Statement:
All the work submitted has been created during the time of the recent pandemic shutdown. As artists we typically work in isolation, but this enforced isolation created different challenges. All of the submitted work was made with limited materials and means outside of my studio, which I did not have access during this time. With the sudden break from the work that I had left in the studio, I turned to the materials that I had in my apartment – pens (ink), paper, colored pencils and watercolors that I had quickly gathered on my unexpected last day at my studio. The limited materials have actually opened up another pathway into my overall artistic practice. I have always executed works on paper that are independent of my paintings in my studio. Drawing is an exploration of ideas that I use to inform my paintings. The recent exploration within the drawing medium created works that pushed the minimal language used within these compositions into a rigorous new direction. The repetition of a grid from drawing to drawing makes it clear that repetition of the form does not create redundancy. The opposite is true, the simplicity of the means has created a multitude of possibilities for me to continue to explore.
Donoussa #3 3.26.20, 2020, Ink on paper, 12 x 9”
Black Pen Drawing #4 4.7.20, 2020, Ink on Paper, 12 x 9”
Black Ink Drawing with Color #1 5.1.20, 2020, Ink on Paper, 12 x 9”
Black Pen Drawing #5 4.10.20, 2020, Ink on Paper, 12 x 9”
Blue Pen Drawing #1 3.25.20, 2020, Ink on Paper, 12 x 9”
Blue Pen Drawing #8 3.27.20, 2020, Ink on Paper 10 1/2 x 7”
Blue Pen Drawing (Pink) #23 4.23.30, 2020, Ink and Acrylic on Embossed Paper, 11 x 9”
Blue Pen Drawing #3 3.26.20, 2020, Ink on Paper, 12 x 9”