The Work
Stephanie Jeanne Marie’s practice originates from a deep longing to unveil the unseen, that from which all is birthed in matter.
The pieces that come through are physical portals to an ongoing witnessing, glimpses and connections, to the infinite creative flow that wills through life in all its form.
The work is often multilayered, filled with details influenced by exposure to the intricacy and wonder of the human artistic marking, with a particular fondness for the luminosity present in ancient Asian paintings and screens ; and a constant guidance from the infinite beauty and limitless creative magic of nature.
Paint & pastel, ink, charcoal and other natural pigments, are the recurrent companions of her practice; with thread the element that elevates and bounds the pieces into coherence.
Aged and loose, canvas or paper, are her favoured support, allowing for a sense of ‘limitlessness’.
The Artist
Born and raised in France, the recipient of some classical artistic training through her student years, Stephanie Jeanne Marie attributes her principal education in art however, to the doing of two wonderful and eccentric elderly aunts, great collectors of textiles and antiquities, who very early on took upon themselves to educate and guide her into the wowing and “fantastic” world of history, and the art that gathered along its path.
Further along, extended travels and stays, in the Himalayan region and the Indonesian archipelago, continued to inform.
Stephanie Jeane Marie’s pieces are featured in private collections in Europe, the United -States, Canada, Australia and Asia.