Review on Brisbane Artist JME

Wendy Wondered What was Holding the Others Up (sorry sold)JME is another rising star who exhibits at Bella Art Gallery.  Hailed as one of Australia’s leading exponents of the “pop-surreal” genre, JME Pool delivers work which skips around boundaries of good and evil and questions both childhood reminiscences and the adult conscience.


Her sometimes unsettling imagery evolves from a place that is neither adult nor childlike, where creatures of the night creep menacingly from the woods to threaten the viewers own subconscious memories.

 

 

JME is based in Brisbane and has studied at the  Berkenboom Technical Institute in Belgium and her work is held in private collections in Australia, Belgium and the USA and is currently studying for her Masters in Contemporary Fine Arts. Each one of her pieces are meticulously executed in oil on fine quality gallery stretched canvas. The term “Spooky Cute” has been coined to describe her work (Sally Brown, Rave Magazine) with some of her earlier pieces reflecting a film noir theme. JME’s work elludes to an initial sense of childhood naivity and innocence with her work featuring in Magazines and postcards.

JME spends many hours researching the configuration of her work.  She does work from paper, computer, then onto canvas applying pastel, acrylic and then locks in oils.  I just love the boldness of her colour use, the colours are just so vivid.   Each piece has come from within, her own life experiences are told through her artworks and each piece is given a meaningful name, one of her pieces that I sold was called “Wendy Wondered What was Holding the Others Up” .

To learn more about JME’s works please visit www.bellaartgallery.com.au.

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