Linda James

Massacre of the Inncocents

Oil on canvas 1315 x 1235
From the exhibition 'Giotto'

The paintings in the exhibition also draw on characters from historical works of art. I am interested in the way that individuals exist as painted images. The process of moving them out of their original context, allows them to be seen from a slightly different angle, while at the same time honouring the original context in which they were created.

The juxtaposition of the different paintings in the exhibition explore notions of individuality, innocence, conflict, binary positionalities, cliché, and the 'frames' through which understandings are created.

As a painter I am interested in incorporating ideas of harmony, chaos and language. Notions of the global, colonial and historical and the way in which these constructs move through time and space are explored in this exhibition.
The process of shifting images around and juxtaposing them within the craft of paintings creates a venue within which I can realise my intentions as an artist.