Jeffrey Dennis, The Artist Successfully Levitating in the Studio, oil and charcoal on canvas, 35.5 x 40.5cm, 2011
Dougal McKenzie interviews painter Jeffrey Dennis about his painting and critical theory in relation to studio practice.
Dennis notes that "There are some extremely intelligent, conceptually-led artists working today who turn their hand to painting. But sometimes the results lack the 'complexity-in-depth' that the best paintings have, and which would keep you returning to re-engage with the work. Paintings may fail if the thinking (or theory) that underpinned them is not supple enough to support the painting; like a floor laid by a carpenter who’s forgotten to allow for the expansion and contraction of the wood."
