Jana Schröder is known for a practice grounded in irreducible and frenetic painting techniques. Her paintings are largely governed by the action and process of the paint itself, resulting in webs of languid, curling brushstrokes that guide viewers’ roving eyes. Looping brushstrokes contain subtle variations in saturation, producing an effect of depth, like a many-layered web that advances towards and recedes from the viewer. Each series consists of a highly refined color palette, usually employing two or three shades. Executed in large scales, with the eye of a meticulous colorist and a keen sense for composition, Schröder’s works recall both the moving, intuitive body and the still, conceptual mind. The slowness of her process characterized by experimental discovery finds expression on her surfaces, which represent meticulously painted moments that might either be understood as negative space or positive shapes, depending on how one approaches the compositions. Schröder’s practice is a meditation on process and repetition, slowness and speed. Read More
Public Collections: Aïshti Foundation, Beirut Friedrichs Foundation, Bonn / Weidingen Miettinen Collection, Helsinki, Berlin.
