Bloody Canvas

Jackson Pollock described his paintings as "energy and motion made visible-memories arrested in space". In his work the canvas becomes an actual record of a creative moment which allows the viewer to access to the artist's thoughts and actions. In "Bloody Canvas" Abigail Lane is exploring "this primary link, which is crucial to traditional notions of authenticity and meaning". (S. Kent & J. Blyth 'Shark Infested Waters, The Saatchi Collection of British Art in the 90s', London, 1994, p. 44). In: 'Bloody Canvas' Abigail Lane echoes the action paintings of Pollock and the Anthropometric canvases of Yves Klein to acheive a more dramatic record of the actions and gestures of her own body.