Kim Jordan

My interest is portraiture, I aim to capture and represent a multitude of varying emotions that any one person can posses. There are quantities of human faces, but there are many more faces, for each person has several. - Rainer Marie Rilke. The face is an extremely versatile subject matter, each offering countless challenges for me to explore.I'm at the beginning of creating art that aligns its self with elements of the feminist movement, notions of the gaze are strongly entwined within the composition, I aim to create dominant female figures, that challenge their viewers, and make them feel a sense of inferiority. We have grown up in a society where the female has become accustomed to being looked at, put upon a pedestal to be judged and criticised on features which conform to what society perceives to be attractive. My portraits try to illustrate this issue and fight against it with what has been described by some as 'sorrowful' gazes, intense and unnerving creating an uncomfortable environment for my audience surrounded by larger-than-life faces.Inspiration comes from various sources, one of which is the contemporary figurative painter Jenny Saville. Her dominant and imposing larger-than-life figures, have a huge impact on my w...

University of Chichester, Chichester - Ba(hons)

Wimbledon College of Art - MA