The inaugural exhibition of Jenny up the Hill on Syros, Tree of Life, brings together the work of four contemporary painters. They share an interest in elementary, natural motifs which, transformed in paint, become reflections on life and mortality.
Over the centuries, artists have found a starting point in nature from which to create their art. Whereas, in the nineteenth century, painters inspired by nature were almost automatically landscape painters, in contemporary art there are many ways in which an eye for nature, or a foot in it, or a magnifying glass on it, or a thought of it, is expressed. The four artists in the exhibition have a spiritual connection with nature that has taken various forms over the years.
Through their work the artists evoke different ways of being rooted, or aligning with the environment. The works are celebrations of color, form and the difference that art can make by saying things without words.
Participating artists: Béatrice Dreux (Vienna), Marc Mulders (Baest, the Netherlands), Lucas Reiner (Los Angeles/Porto) and Maria Vyrra (Athens). Curated by Jurriaan Benschop at Jenny up the Hill in Ermoupoli, Syros.