Artist Statement

Prior to becoming a professional artist Jennifer Fernandez was a philosophy professor. During that time she explored ‘relationality’—the philosophical concept dealing with how beings are connected—examining questions which attempted to make sense of the relationship between self and other such as: Who am I and how am I connected to you, if at all? How is my existence bound to yours? Surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, her art work explores these same questions.

Fernandez’s paintings document emotional landscapes—the feeling of being lost, or loneliness, of connection and disconnection. Paintings feature biomorphic figures echoing the shapes of her sculptural pieces. The sculptures in turn are finished using acrylic mediums and acrylic paints rather than glazes. The 2D and 3D works are therefore objects-in-relation, interacting with and informing one another. Through color, shape, texture, material, and form they show their interconnectedness.