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JEN MANN
SHOWS & C.V.
conceptual artist
painting, sculpture, video, audio, performance
Jen Mann b. 1987
Lives and works in Toronto.
OCAD - BFA (2009)
Jen Mann is a conceptual artist whos work mainly focuses on the idea of self in a post-internet world. Influenced by social media and popular culture, Mann riffs on what it means to be, and how we understand ourselves through the lens of the corporate gaze.
Working in many mediums; painting, film, sculpture, and sound, she is mostly known for her large-scale portraiture. Mann often weaves comedy and absurdity with other deeper and serious concepts to create emotional juxtapositions within her work.
The elaborate meta worlds within worlds she creates, take on lives of their own, and question our identities, reality, and life as seen through the lens of corporate American media.
Jen is the winner of the Kingston Prize in 2015, Canada's biennial top award for portraiture, she has worked with major clients including CIBC, Red bull, and Absolut. Below you can see a selection of articles and interviews that have featured her work. Mann has been featured on CBC, and Vice, and has shown her work throughout Canada, USA, and internationally.
video interviews and documentaries
The Self Practice
"The Self Practice" is a short documentary, looking at the process behind Jen Mann's artworks; colorful and vibrant oil paintings which delve into the deep questions of life as she explores the idea of self and identity. Watch Mann's process, and hear her thoughts, as she prepares for, and completes her series "Q&A", a solo show at Toronto's Neubacher Shor Contemporary. "the artist is always asking for someone to love them...they are saying, look at my work and you will know me, like… the true me."- Mann You can find out more about Mann here: http://www.JenMann.com Director/ Cinematographer Cameron Bryson : http://www.cameronbryson.com Music courtesy of Joanne Pollock (http://www.joannepollock.bandcamp.com) sponsors: http://www.faux-cadres.com/en http://www.gamblincolors.com/ http://www.princetonbrush.com/ http://www.pacart.ca/home.shtml
What it Means to be in Love in Full Colour
Painter Jen Mann's massive light-infused portraits are inspired by colour, curiosity and personal interactions. »Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe Jen Mann has been painting portraits of her partner's face, over and over. It might feel like she's searching for something in his features, and she kind of is: "You don't understand even the people you're closest to." So the images of the object of her love are often obscured, blurred or, in the case of Moon, inaccessible — except if you use your phone. (More on that in the video.) These hyperreal portraits are the signature of Mann's work — light hits skin in the most vivid and almost palpable way, and faces take shape through her use of super-saturated hues. Colour is as much a subject of her work as people — she even writes poetry about individual tints. In this video, you'll join Mann in her studio as she explains how colour, curiosity and very personal interactions function together in her work. She says: "I use it the way that I see it, but somebody else is going to see it differently, and that's just emphasizing this idea that we don't really understand each other." And you'll find out why her painting Moon is going to require pressing a few buttons to really see. Find us at http://bit.ly/CBCArtsWeb CBC Arts on Facebook: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsFacebook CBC Arts on Twitter: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsTwitter CBC Arts on Instagram: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsInstagram About: CBC Arts is your destination for extraordinary Canadian arts. Whether you're a culture vulture, a working artist, an avid crafter, a compulsive doodler or just a dabbler in the arts, there's something for you here. What it Means to be in Love in Full Colour https://www.youtube.com/CBCArts
Selfie culture, and the painted self
Artist Jen Mann captures the essence of CIBC Private Wealth Management client Monika Deol (4:00)
Get a fascinating behind the scenes glimpse into how artist Jen Mann ensures a portrait is much more than just a picture. By getting a deeper understanding of her subject Jen is able to capture their essence, much like how CIBC Private Wealth Management approaches your financial portrait. To find out how we can help create your wealth portrait visit http://www.CIBCPrivateWealth.com
Take a look at the entire series here: vimeo.com/channels/makingart Making Art Toronto, Jen Mann, Mississauga, Ontario Jen Mann is a painter based just outside of Toronto. "I feel like there's this longing for something magical and you're always kind of looking for something extraordinary, something that takes us out of just the everyday and if there is something magical inside of the everyday isn't that just fantastic ..." You can find out more about Jen here jenmann.com/ Music courtesy of Podington Bear (podingtonbear.com/)
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