7 ARTISTS - 7 ARTWORKS - 7 STORIES - LISA JONES
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Crack by Lisa Jones
Over the past few years, I have been expanding my research of systems and photographing cracks in pavements, footpaths and stonework from various historical sites. I use the photographs as direct references for drawings. Occasionally, I also make rubbings directly from the actual cracks or transform them into stencils.
I have been using them as a basis for individual drawings and as component elements of multi-layered drawing works. I use these cracks found under our feet or in structures around us as an element representing the living body. They mirror the seemingly haphazard array of arteries and veins found in human bodies and also act as a metaphor for human conflicts and endeavour.
For this work I have used a crack from the street I live in. I have walked over this pavement’s crack since I started to live in Sydney. I have walked over it for my many daily journeys, to work, to the studio and to take my children first to pre-school, then to high school and now they walk over it to go to University.
This crack represents not only place but also the passing of time. This drawing also incorporates an embossed sculptural line that I created from wire and string. The paper is not just about the surface but also about the materiality as paper can hold the memory of an object and adds to the notion of a journey.
Lisa Jones 2015
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