{"product_id":"jesse-thompson-still-life","title":"Jesse Thompson, Still Life","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJesse Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill Life \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOil and Charcoal on Handmade Belgium Linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e40.64 x 50.8cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e$1,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Biography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesse Thompson is a queer, Naarm\/Melbourne based artist whose intimate oil\u003cbr\u003eportraits explore themes of devotion, and the slow, miraculous work of finding\u003cbr\u003eoneself again.\u003cbr\u003eHer practice emerged from a deeply personal journey following the passing of her\u003cbr\u003emother in 2023, where painting became both a source of solace and self-discovery.\u003cbr\u003eThrough this process, Jesse found a profound sense of connection and renewal,\u003cbr\u003etransforming her grief into works that capture the raw beauty of life and human\u003cbr\u003evulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork Statement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePainting has emerged in my life boldly and recently, quickly becoming an avenue to\u003cbr\u003eexpress the profound loss that words have failed to.\u003cbr\u003e‘Hold’ and ‘Still life’ form a series of portraits that stand in memory of my mother,\u003cbr\u003eexploring the threshold that exists between collapse and renewal.\u003cbr\u003eThe connection and balance of unfinished, raw surfaces within my paintings is a\u003cbr\u003econstant presence and curiosity. Having worn, slept and torn through linen my entire\u003cbr\u003elife, embracing its tenderness and vulnerability within this series was instinctual and\u003cbr\u003egrounded the paintings further into my lived experience.\u003cbr\u003eI developed the colour palette intuitively; selecting pigments based on emotional\u003cbr\u003egravity, the tug of certain memories or the resonance of personal relationships.\u003cbr\u003eWhere colour does emerge from the linen, I consider it a reflection of precarious\u003cbr\u003enature of healing and it’s abstract, incremental process that took years to embrace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightingale Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771863597344,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/5809\/1296\/files\/43_be6da9cd-a4dc-4f16-8015-42242f444917.png?v=1780395754","url":"https:\/\/nightingale-gallery.myshopify.com\/products\/jesse-thompson-still-life","provider":"Nightingale Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}