Jenkins was initially inspired by the works of Jackson Pollock and
Mark Tobey and took a great interest in eastern mysticism – a theme that permeated his work: always open to interpretation, rarely easy to make sweeping generalisations about.
« A leader knows it's not so hard to die for your people. It's hard to order your people to die for you. And leading with certainty in an uncertain future doesn't require sight. It requires vision. »
Paul Jenkins
One of Jenkins most famous works, Phenomena Anderson, serves as a prime example of his ability to manipulate the outcome of the paint; his choice to abandon the paintbrush allowed him to coerce the paint into pooling or rolling across the canvas, creating fields of abstract colour. Jenkins began hi
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Jenkins was initially inspired by the works of Jackson Pollock and
Mark Tobey and took a great interest in eastern mysticism – a theme that permeated his work: always open to interpretation, rarely easy to make sweeping generalisations about.
« A leader knows it's not so hard to die for your people. It's hard to order your people to die for you. And leading with certainty in an uncertain future doesn't require sight. It requires vision. »
Paul Jenkins
One of Jenkins most famous works, Phenomena Anderson, serves as a prime example of his ability to manipulate the outcome of the paint; his choice to abandon the paintbrush allowed him to coerce the paint into pooling or rolling across the canvas, creating fields of abstract colour. Jenkins began his working life in a ceramics factory, a job that always stayed with him and provided the inspiration for his substantial means of painting. (
Artist website)
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