KERRY LENNON

Based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia,  I make dynamic still-life oil paintings that are inspired by domestic objects, pop culture, and ordinary everyday routines. Through the use of a vibrant, playful and at times absurd colour palette, my interior still-life compositions offer dialogue that is push-pull on our attention, much like advertising campaigns. I hero the colour yellow in my underpainting to bring agency to inanimate objects, giving my still-life compositions a sense of movement and liveness.

Through my artwork, I aim to capture the feeling that moments and objects can notice us back, and that the quotidian has something to say about who we are and how we understand ourselves in the world.  I use humour and nostalgia to disrupt and interrupt recognisable domestic routines, providing a circuit breaker to grab attention from the noise of the everyday. My subject matter brings the main character energy to ordinary objects, allowing a space for self-reflection.

My work is in conversation with artists who question their personal identity and who are interested in reflecting our current-day social commentary. I look to reframing the ordinary to bring about a commentary on culture and our experience of life, with the goal of bringing art and life closer together. My narratives create a place for the audience to find emotional opposites; a place to find respite, put their grief or find something playful in nostalgic memories, sometimes found simultaneously.