Jane Helslander
Lives and works in Austin, TX, USA
Artist statement
My work is abstract, but I have found that working abstractly is another form of realism-it has a rawness, an immediacy, and a history created by marks and the range of motion of my body. Shapes that recur in my work, such as the circle and the spiral, have a sacred meaning that continues to reveal itself to me. Colors have sound. Textures have rhythm. My process is a constant intuitive response. I begin with an element, such as a drawn shape, a found object, or a piece of art that I have deconstructed. I contemplate it for a while, then respond by adding or subtracting layers. I repeat this process until I am satisfied that the work is complete.
Artwork
- Yellow Serpentine, 2023. oil, acrylic, paper, and wax on canvas
- Red Serpentine, 2023. oil, acrylic, paper, and wax on canvas
- Serpentine X, 2023. oil, acrylic, paper, and wax on canvas
- Untitled (Red on White), 2023. Oil, Acrylic on canvas
- Music is a Vibration 9, 2023. Acrylic on Sheet Music, mounted to ragboard
- Music is a Vibration 5, 2022. Acrylic on Sheet Music, mounted to ragboard
- Untitled (Orange Composition), 2023. Oil, Acrylic on canvas
- Kind of Blue 11, 2022. mixed media on paper
- Kind of Blue 10, 2022. mixed media on paper
- Kind of Blue 9, 2022. mixed media on paper
- Kind of Blue 8, 2022. mixed media on paper
- Kind of Blue 7, 2022. mixed media on paper
- Kind of Blue 6, 2021. collage, mixed media on envelopes
- Kind of Blue 1, 2021. collage, mixed media on envelopes
- Fascinator De Luna, 2022. Oil, acrylic, collage, on canvas
- Music is a Vibration 3, 2022. Acrylic on Sheet Music, mounted to ragboard
- Music is a Vibration 2, 2022. Acrylic on Sheet Music, mounted to ragboard
- Music is a Vibration, Number 4, 2022. Acrylic on Sheet Music, mounted to ragboard
- Wall of Protection, 2022. wood frames, envelopes, acrylic installed to wall
- Chelidonian Sky, Number 4, 2022. Watercolor
- Chelidonian Sky, Number 6, 2022. Watercolor
- Chelidonian Sky, Number 7, 2022. Watercolor
- Chelidonian Sky, Number 2, 2022. Watercolor
- PSIYH B1, 2021. collage, mixed media on envelopes
- PSIYH B8, 2021. collage, mixed media on envelopes
- PSIYH B7, 2021. collage, mixed media on envelopes
- Opposing/Supporting, 2021. steel and found wooden croquet ball
- Oh, the Water, 2021. Oil, Acrylic on canvas
- Silver and White Dyptich, 2020. Oil, Acrylic on canvas
- Please Scream Inside Your Heart, Number 4, 2020. collage, paint, mixed media on envelopes
- Please Scream Inside Your Heart, Number 1, 2020. collage, paint, mixed media on envelopes
- Tornado, 2020. Paper, paint, pencil, found metal object
- Upside Down Orange Rainbow Reflection, 2019. Oil, acrylic on canvas
- "Meet Me on the Astral Plane, 2017. Oil on Canvas
- Cadmium Yellow Ovals, 2017. Oil on canvas collaged onto wood panel
- Electricity, 2010. Oil, acrylic on canvas
- "Floating in Space, a Waltz", 2004. Glass Mosaic