I’ve always been interested in the interplay between color and pattern, how each effects the other and the visual impact both can have, even in small doses. Australian artist Kirra Jamison’s works are a beautiful, modern mastery of both.
Her warm and pure palette allow her compositions to pop against neutral backgrounds. Saturated, cut-out like shapes call to mind the collages of Henri Matisse, though Jamison’s compositions tend to be a bit more complex and detailed. But anyone whose work reminds me of Matisse is an automatic fave!
Some of her pieces, such as Willow Weep ( above ) are a delightfully dizzying kaleidoscope of color and detail. I am drawn in by the playful patterns of color, then enchanted by the surprises that await.
Patterned backgrounds in works like Belong To Me ( above ) appear, upon first glance to be a symmetrical repeat, but each element is revealed to be unique. It is amazing how our eyes fool us into thinking that all are the same.. there is something poetic in that, isn’t there?
To see more of Kirra Jamison’s work, please visit her website. Thank you to Tamara Lynn Photography for introducing Artsy Forager to this artist!
Featured image is Cut Out V, vinyl on paper, 57×38 cm. All images are via the artist’s website.
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7 responses to “Patterns At Play: Kirra Jamison”
Beautiful! Willow Weep is simply stunning!
i think i posted about the weeping willow style pieces at one point but i’m looooving the other stuff! especially the first image
The first one is my favorite, too, Patience. The colors and forms are so luscious!
Cheers!
Lesley
I wish these patterns were fabric to use on the dresses I’ve been making!
Her work would make stunning textiles!
hello, artsy forager,
her works seem to reach out but they do not assault the senses. detailed yet subdued… ^^
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