Submitted by Bernd on Tue, 2007-01-30 15:21.
Artist Statement
Bernd was born in Zeven, Germany but has lived most of his life in Australia. He has degrees in Computer Science and Arts and is a member of the Blue Mountains Artists Company. Until recently, Bernd lectured at the University of Western Sydney in computing and design. He has been involved in many aspects of drawing and image creation for many years but more recently has taken up digital art, working primarily with tools such as Paint Shop Pro, ArtRage and PhotoImpact. Although working in a medium that lends itself easily to reproduction, Bernd has decided to adhere to more traditional notions of the original and only one print is ever produced of each of his pieces.
Bernd works with a computer to create images which, once created, transcend the medium into the real world of pigment, ink, paper and canvas. The primary focus of Bernd's work is the image itself and it's ability to communicate narrative meanings through the elements of form, texture and colour. Although very much concerned with structure of the image in terms of its elements and style, Bernd also seeks to enable the viewer to construct their own stories from each piece. Much of his work is abstract to some extent in order to reduce the possibility of the work restricting and dictating the narratives which the viewer may be able to construct from the work. But, he is also conscious of the need to provide some stimulus upon which perceptions and meanings can be hung. Sometimes, he will start from a photographic source, manipulating and moulding the image until insights into possible meanings emerge for him. Then he works towards those meanings. Other times, he will set out with a particular end in mind. In such cases, he normally works from source sketches and drawings which are either created digitally or scanned in from paper. Once captured, these sources are then refined through extensive manipulation until the work itself suggests it is completed. Bernd's work can be viewed online at Redbubble, ArtWhatsOn and the Saatchi Gallery.
EXHIBITIONS
2007
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Inn Gallery, Blackheath, NSW, Solo Exhibition, 23/9 - 27/10
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Mountain Heritage Resort, Katoomba, NSW, Crockett Group Art Prize Exhibition, 26/10 - 28/10
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De Havilland Gallery, Wollongong, NSW, Group Exhibitions, 6/11 - 1/12, 4/12 - 22/12
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Frogmore House, University of Western Sydney, Werrington, NSW, Group Exhibition, 23/11 - 22/12
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Newington Amory Gallery, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush, NSW, Group Exhibition, 10/11 - 16/12
2008
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Frogmore House, University of Western Sydney, Werrington, NSW, Group Exhibition, 2/1 - 30/6
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The Fountain Court, NSW Parliament House, Sydney, NSW, Group Exhibition, 8/1 - 31/1
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Archetype Gallery, Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW, Solo Exhibition, 1/2 - 7/2
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McCulloch Gallery, Rankins Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Solo Exhibition, 5/2 - 25/2
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69 Smith Street, Smith Street, Melbourne, VIC, Solo Exhibition, 5/3 - 23/3
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De Havilland Gallery, Church Street, Wollongong, NSW, Solo Exhibition, 26/3 - 12/4
Art Forms
2 D (painting/printmaking/drawing/illustration/cartoons)
Web Site
http://www.event-horizon-gallery.com/Jansons.htmContact Bernd Jansons
