Sana Jamlaney

So I usually don't really bother with the "fine art ads" on facebook, but something on there looked like something I did. So to make sure I wasn't getting jobbed, I checked it out. Lucky for me, it was some really cool art. And it surprisingly looked very similar to the new "detail"  parts of the work I have been doing. She creates some very interesting interaction between canvases, turning the pieces into more of a sculpture than individual paintings. The use of shadow and negative spaces plays with your eye, transforming the walls of the gallery and creating this illusion that the space is much deeper than it is. The simplicity of black on white or vice versa really compliments the extreme detail, immediately drawing the viewer to look closer, as if an image will emerge with a deeper investigation. The one criticism i see immediately is the lack of a movement. Before you yell and scream about the movement within the line, the flow of the organic markmaking, the consistant color, I agree with you. The work creates a stunning collection and very cohesive show. However, when she presents it in this way, it really highlights the disconnects that do exist in the pieces. For instance, if you want the pieces to run into each other in a vertually unobstrcuted way, I wouldn't paint the edges of the white canvases black. It essentially frames them, stopping your eye at the edges of the canvas. Also, I would like to see a greater overall flow between the large "bunches" of smaller canvases. She connects many canvases together in groups, and the groups sit next to each other. For me, the flow within each group is halted when placed next to another group that does not continue it. Therefore, for me, I see a kind of "skipping" between the groups, almost like a scratched cd skips among the notes. They still are related, but they do not entirely flow.

Now the praises are much more than the criticisms. I love the work and am very interested to see if she continues in this vein. But with every show there are things to fix and I am merely pointing out very specific details that happen to catch my eye. Overall I think it would be great to see in real life, with the full size and span of the piece around me. No experience can be completely transferred through a screen and I'm sure seeing the piece in person would have a very different effect.

Check it out for yourself below...
 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sana-Jamlaney/138768739513112