November 15, 2001 ­ February 13, 2002
Jennifer Bain: Revelations
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I paint to make sense of my experiences.
To become aware.
To solidify what can be made solid.
To liquefy my idea of whom I think I am
And to narrow the differences.
To unfold limits.

Jennifer Bain

Jennifer Bain Edge, 2001, acrylic on canvas

In Daoist writings, water is described as the lowest and least resistant path of nature, flowing around all objects in accord with gravity. For nearly a decade, Jennifer Bain has been exploring the notion of water as a metaphor for human experience.

In creating her evocative paintings, Bain navigates the spaces where two disparate worlds come together. She focuses on the water’s edge, highlighting its organic activity through a sensuous treatment of geometry, color, and surface texture. Gestation, renewal, time, reflection, and rebirth are conceptual players on her canvas, presented to inextricably link scientific phenomenon with spiritual awareness. For Bain, her craft is a means to more fully understand herself and her experiences, thus celebrating the temporal pull of the tides along with the ebb and flow of human endeavor.

Elizabeth C. McLaughlin

Sponsored by Latham Square Associates, LLC and CAC Real Estate Management Company, Inc. in association with the Oakland Museum of California Professional Services division.