JANINE MIEDZIK

I visit Janine’s studio often to catch up, talk about what its like being an artist and of course, to look at her new work. Every time I climb into her studio through the window (its more fun that way) I feel as if I’ve entered a world of play, filled with colourful shapes, forms and folds. Miedzik’s work revolves around the phenomenology of space, our built environments and interactions with them.

I like how Janine sees painting as everything. Collage, acrylic on canvas and styrofoam structures are all considered to be painting objects doing away with the less useful question “what is painting?” and focusing energy on what matters more, constantly making and experimenting. One work, a colourful squishy form stuck into a corner of her studio, pokes fun at the “dilemma” of dealing with corners while painting on canvas. Miedzik acknowledges humour and silliness as worthy areas of exploration in art.

A larger than life wall work by Miedzik entitled Accordion Fold  can be seen at Relative Space until September 7, 2012.

Guest contributor Sagan MacIsaac