Judith BRENNER

Judith’s abstract paintings use the notion of alchemy to respond to her environment and life experiences. On a search for strength and freedom, she channels the immediacy of mark-making from life-drawing, sketches, and collages into abstraction. She strives to convert the energy, emotion and movement that the human body generates, especially through the medium of dance.

For the artist, painting is a physical journey that takes her in and out of the picture plane, in the way that one might use choreography.

Blurring the boundary between body and emotion, her works reinterpret the figure in fragmented, gestural forms that evoke movement, vulnerability, and inner tension. Using a diverse range of mediums, including acrylic, pastel, ink, and mixed media, the artist investigates the tension between control and spontaneity, structure and dissolution. Each piece invites viewers to contemplate the complexities of identity and presence, revealing the figure not as a static form, but as a shifting, emotional landscape.

Her life drawings are available as original pieces and she also draws digitally to create limited edition prints.

‘After an important turning point in my life, my paintings became much more physical. Whether conscious or unconscious, my work absorbs and carries my emotions. There is a sensitivity learned from being a woman, going through motherhood and bringing up children, that I want my paintings to be reflective of. I want them to be physically strong, each piece is a struggle’.