| Jacinta Schreuder | |
 Jacinta Schreuder, Body
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Jacinta Schreuder harnesses the distending forces of decorama in abstract motifs which are on the verge of bursting and dissipating in the theatre of life. Her overblown floral fresco, derived from a Chinese food packaging design, and the body n' bounce coiffures, which evoke stylised fashion fantasies, playfully ride the waves of decorative exuberance. I've heard her speak of an irony in her work, but I'm impressed by how her fascination with popular culture illuminates the overlooked details until they shine with an inner transparency. Her work lingers on the surface, savouring the iridescent uncertainty of appearance and beauty as it unfurls from fetishized objects to become the slippery lining of the habitats we occupy. |