Jude Browning’s work caught my eye during the GSA degree show. I’m a big fan of her collage work and the balance between white space, colour choice and shape. The organic appearance of her creations really lure your eye to explore further when you start notice juxtaposing objects such as planes, piers and abstract shots of, what appears to be, concrete architecture.

“My practice is concerned with the disruption of the “act of looking” and the appropriation of knowable themes and genres. This body of work scrutinizes an established concept of the exotic conveyed in the ubiquitous and tacky Tiki style and deliberately mimics a misguided and materialistic understanding of foreign culture. I am specifically interested in the crass subtext of clichés found in commercially rooted imagery. Through exaggerating a representation of cultural tropes and concepts of community I attempt to critique the techniques of (certain recognized) relational artists by drawing parallels between art of this kind and the appeal of experiential commodities. By creating a sense of over-abundance that blends together fragments of colour and form in an incoherent mish mash it becomes hard for the viewer to read the image as a whole.”

“I have recently graduated from painting and printmaking at the GSA and plan on staying and working in Glasgow for another year before going on to study an MA in art writing. My understanding of culture informed by my upbringing inspires my work. I spent my formative years flitting between countries such as Nigeria, Venezuela and Mexico and as a result have an understanding of what it is like to watch these cultures from an outsider and an insider perspective, as well as value the implications of a Western presence.”

Five Crusoes from Judith Browning on Vimeo.

Five different film versions of Robinson Crusoe layered on top of each other using Premiere Pro. The versions consist of a black and white TV series (1964), a version directed by Luis Buñuel (1954), a version starring Pierce Brosnan (1997), “Robinson Crusoe on Mars” (1964) and “Robinson Crusoe on Sin Island” a French porno (2005). The soundtrack is created using techniques that mimic the films construction.

Jude can be contacted via jude.v.browning@gmail.com