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2015
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It is a moment that can puzzle, amuse or panic. It is common for some and rare for others. It is a feeling that transfixes time in a jumble, often leading to statements like: “this happened before…” or “I’ve seen, heard or said this before!” It is déjà vu.
Explained by scientists as a “partial perception” issue, it is as simple and complicated as the mind providing a glimpse or “preview” of the moment before a full experience is interpreted or understood. This leads to the overwhelming sense of familiarity with the moment as it occurs.
How the mind perceives and how it can deceive, is the consideration that resides in Jeanette Luchese’s explorations. Her art is a work of passion; transcending hierarchies of techniques - the panels blurring the lines of categorization of painting, drawing, sculpture or music (sound art). Breaking free from, yet constantly referring to, historical ‘art rules’, Luchese takes us on a personal journey of her-story, yet extraordinarily it becomes a communal experience. From mural size paintings to mysterious shaped figures, DÉJÀ VU – Reconstructing the Perception is an exhibit of new visual territory.
At first glance, the work is an abstraction, deliberately concealing perspective and providing multiple horizon lines. This pictorial confusion can be read as a map of time in cubist form: multiple depictions of a memory or moment produced simultaneously to provide a more ‘truthful’ representation. The ambiguity of space is a direct result of these depictions, as time cannot be understood or explored without this contrast.
Utilizing symbols and colours, Luchese sub consciously explores memories and feelings of recent or past awareness. For example, the most attractive colour to the human eye, yellow, is repeatedly found in her artwork. This colour, through art history, is a chromatic representation of happiness and creativity, yet it also distinguishes cowardice, betrayal, vanity, and mental disorders. The yellow hue is also a biological sign of illness (jaundice & malaria). Just as experiences of the world is created through layers of understanding and interpretations, her use of the colour is an intuitive method to portray layered perception.
Landscapes, faces and figures emerge from her thoughtful approach to the canvas – an intuitive method of using multiple mediums and techniques simultaneously. An undiluted depiction of her stories is an open challenge for viewers and provides the opportunity to see their own understanding of time and space.
The art pieces are transfixed experiences within themselves, holding memories within their repeated patterns, pigments and symbols. Just like the “partial perception”, her work is as simple and complicated as the canvas providing a glimpse or preview of a moment before a full experience is interpreted or understood. The exhibition is our déjà vu.
Stephanie Nicolò
Explained by scientists as a “partial perception” issue, it is as simple and complicated as the mind providing a glimpse or “preview” of the moment before a full experience is interpreted or understood. This leads to the overwhelming sense of familiarity with the moment as it occurs.
How the mind perceives and how it can deceive, is the consideration that resides in Jeanette Luchese’s explorations. Her art is a work of passion; transcending hierarchies of techniques - the panels blurring the lines of categorization of painting, drawing, sculpture or music (sound art). Breaking free from, yet constantly referring to, historical ‘art rules’, Luchese takes us on a personal journey of her-story, yet extraordinarily it becomes a communal experience. From mural size paintings to mysterious shaped figures, DÉJÀ VU – Reconstructing the Perception is an exhibit of new visual territory.
At first glance, the work is an abstraction, deliberately concealing perspective and providing multiple horizon lines. This pictorial confusion can be read as a map of time in cubist form: multiple depictions of a memory or moment produced simultaneously to provide a more ‘truthful’ representation. The ambiguity of space is a direct result of these depictions, as time cannot be understood or explored without this contrast.
Utilizing symbols and colours, Luchese sub consciously explores memories and feelings of recent or past awareness. For example, the most attractive colour to the human eye, yellow, is repeatedly found in her artwork. This colour, through art history, is a chromatic representation of happiness and creativity, yet it also distinguishes cowardice, betrayal, vanity, and mental disorders. The yellow hue is also a biological sign of illness (jaundice & malaria). Just as experiences of the world is created through layers of understanding and interpretations, her use of the colour is an intuitive method to portray layered perception.
Landscapes, faces and figures emerge from her thoughtful approach to the canvas – an intuitive method of using multiple mediums and techniques simultaneously. An undiluted depiction of her stories is an open challenge for viewers and provides the opportunity to see their own understanding of time and space.
The art pieces are transfixed experiences within themselves, holding memories within their repeated patterns, pigments and symbols. Just like the “partial perception”, her work is as simple and complicated as the canvas providing a glimpse or preview of a moment before a full experience is interpreted or understood. The exhibition is our déjà vu.
Stephanie Nicolò