Yellena James has landed

I’ve been corresponding with Yellena James and got the scoop on this weekend's show at GRSF. The Sarajevo-born artist has prepared 32-35 pieces that are mostly pen and ink drawings, with 6 paintings in acrylics.

James says, “As always, there are lots of abstract, organic shapes swimming around and interacting with each other. For this show, I wanted to surround viewers with the sense of life forming all around them. I'm presenting less of the whole, individual creatures often acknowledged in my art, and more of the matter and potential from which they are formed.”

Most of the pieces will be small but detailed and beg for closer inspection. “As people focus on the finer elements and their field of view concentrates,” she explains, “hopefully their recollections and imaginations will draw everything into a perception that is uniquely their own.”

Me? I see an intriguing mix of the floral and alien, organic and sci-fi, crafty and fantastic. The show opens on Saturday night and it’s going to be a compelling one.