Jump
2018/2019
Film Stills
Paintings
Wakedream one JUMP, Oil on linen, 152cm x 152cm Wakedream two JUMP, Oil on linen, 152cm x 152cm Ways of Seeing JUMP, Oil on linen, 152cm x 152cm Varanasi JUMP, Oil on linen, 152cm x 152cm
1 – 22 Jump, 2018, Oil on board, 28cm x 28cm
23 – 34 Jump, 2018, Oil on board, 56cm x 56cm
Jump Installation and POD
Essays
Author: Dr. Medb Ruane
Mermaid Arts Centre Publication
The journey to Jump Four neon letters on the wall leading to Cléa van der Grijn’s new exhibition spell out the word ‘Jump’. The signifier reads like a flashing voice from the void. Part lure, part command, it seems to be urging a passage to an act from which there is no return. The act…
Author: Dr Veronica O'Neill
The Visual Artists' News Sheet
No definition of art can be based solely upon an examination of artworks, just as no definition of reality can be found where we would naturally look to define a thing, at its instance of manifestation in the world. Arthur C. Danto makes this observation in relation to Andy Warhol’s Brillo boxes, noting that: “since…
Author: Dr Veronica O' Neill
Solomon Gallery Publication, Dublin
‘Truth hurts’ and ‘you can’t handle the truth’ come to mind when attempting to respond to Jump, Cléa van der Grijn’s latest work. When viewed from our typical perspective of being within and perceiving the world according to linear time, the period of a jump, between the precipitation of the action and the landing, the…
Critical Review
Author: Dr Medb Ruane
Irish Arts Review
Four neon letters on the wall leading to Cléa van der Grijn’s touring exhibition of paintings and film spell out the word ‘Jump’. Part lure, part command, it might be urging a passage to an act from which there is no return. The act is death, here the fictional death on film of a maiden…
Publication