{"id":981,"date":"2020-11-23T00:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jaanelken.com\/?page_id=981"},"modified":"2020-11-23T01:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T23:49:27","slug":"2020-memory-of-the-place-iii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jaanelken.com\/?page_id=981","title":{"rendered":"2020 Memory of the place III"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

06 XI – 02 XII 2020 | Haus gallery, Tallinn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition \u201eMemory of the Place III\u201c  at Haus Gallery consists of a series large- and middle-scale paintings, in which muted colour scheme recreates powerful references to epic wastelands \u2013 whether volcanic plains in Island, rock and sand deserts of North America and and North Africa, or the abstract textures and silhouettes of metropolis such as San Francisco or New York. Jaan Elken explains: \u201eBeing on the road has been my author\u2019s position as an artist for decades already, both in its literal and indirect meaning; in addition to straight pathways, I also appreciate the logic and rhythm expressed in complex urban structures and in addition to natural rock deserts, I also consider urban conglomerates as grand. As an artist who values the methods of abstract art most highly, I want to be the (re)creator of textures\/forms similar to natural forms \u2013 not an imitator\u2026 For that reason to say I am an abstract artist would be superficial, the triggers and atmosphere are always spurred from specific events, structures, or even psychologically experienced memory fragments. I talk about senses and instincts on my paintings, how I sense things. These are very specific. There is nothing abstract about this, so whether art is \u201eabstract\u201c \u201econditional\u201c or \u201esignified\u201c….<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n