LORALEE JADE / SOLO EXHIBITION

Artist Statement ‘Through this to that’ SOLO EXHIBITION, 2024.

‘There is no clear cut sentence I can write to explain what this collection of paintings is about. It’s much more nuanced than I could possibly depict through words. All I can say is that the creation of these works shared space with the tenderness of resurfacing after a mental breakdown, the pure joy and excitement with the news that I am becoming a mother for the first time, the heartache of family fall outs, the grief of change and the magic of simple summer days.

On one hand everything is simple, with clear edges and boundaries. Contents held in one place, spilling at a minimal, and if present containable. And on the other it is so complex and multifaceted, the forms move and hover in all directions. The colours almost vibrate off of each other in a rhythmic dance of compromise and leaps of faith.

There is immediacy and pouring over, clean cut and murkiness - all hold truth in this moment. Various cogs are turning, some have never been in service before (in this lifetime), some are worn out and creviced. These parts are clumsily learning to work together. One constant is movement, some slow and measured, others wild and erratic.

I feel exactly like that. Full of shifting colours that simultaneously contrast and compliment each other,  the tension and tenderness of transitions, when you’re no longer who you once were and have yet to arrive at who you’re becoming. Bursting with equal parts joy, gratitude, fear and worry. Through This To That is a plea for tenderness while my heart rearranges.’