Reflecting on the Paradox
By
Jennifer Allan
2020
Dimensions
H 115 x W 72 cms
Oil on Canvas
This work was made using 4 mirrors to set up reflections of reflections and as a result, when starting to paint the edge of the canvas in the part that was representing the painting of the painting, I discovered there was nothing to paint except the support bar of the easel and I realised the image didn’t exist until I painted it and I couldn’t paint it until it existed - hence my Paradox.
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