Pia Gynell-Jorgensen: New Works, was a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings at Atelier Antifragile, 2024.

Over the past year, I’ve noticed a more defined pattern in my painting practice, a little push and pull between technical knowledge and a child-like eagerness to play. I seem to, during the progression of a piece, take design values like balance, contrast and rhythm, and squish them like play-doh with my sweaty little palms, until these principles are displaced and dirty. Then, using fields of explosive colour to simplify or preserve the loose draftsmanship of a confident hand, I coax out the original intent, until something beautiful emerges, or until something both alluring and restful settles down in front of me, like a vase of flowers or a sleeping dog.

Exhibition Statement