Stefany Hemming's paintings seemingly depict a randomness associated with nature. However like the natural world, what seems random is often formed with purpose. Hemming's large-format paintings strike a perfect balance of intuition and intention.
Informed by nature, the mesh-like subject matter depicts a woven network of twigs forming both recognizable objects and random shapes.
Painting within formal parameters, Hemming uses only one colour, one tool, one layer of paint, and one block of time. The process of limiting her choices challenges Hemming to focus on the hand/nervous system connection without distraction. In this method of working the activity becomes as much a part of the story as the subject. Gestural marks made in a reductive manner, are not conscious decisions but rather occur as spontaneous movements or raw actions. Through this process Hemming imparts the viewer with the opportunity to decipher her activity.
A graduate from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1989, followed by attending Concordia University from 1991 - 1994. Stefany Hemming currently works and resides in Vancouver, Canada. The exhibition Brush is Stefany Hemming's début showing at Summit Gallery of Fine Art.
