THE WORK

Zendy’s sculptural paintings consist of textured, monochromatic color, painted on canvas. Torn, sewn, and tied knots of unprimed canvas are heavily textured giving the work thickness and form. This layering and overlapping of  knot elements cause the work to protrude into space adding shadows. The accretion of knot forms, threads, and frayed edges offer texture, linear, and shape relationships. These combined relationships give the paintings a raw and physical presence. 

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The work is a combination of painting and sculpture, where the knot is both the subject and the medium. The monochromatic color palette allows for the focus to remain on the sculptural aspect of the painting, while the physicality of the work invites the viewer to experience it from different angles, both visually and spatially.

THE ARTIST

Zendy grew up surrounded by Art. Her mother, the Ukrainian/Canadian artist TAIRA, was an important influence. Her art studies were shaped in London at the Chelsea School of Art, Les Beaux Arts in Paris, and The Art Students League of New York, where she received an award in A Concours in 2019.  While living in Montreal, Quebec, Zendy worked as the studio assistant to the late Artist, Norman Laliberte. Now based in New York City, Zendy is an artist who has lived in France, Canada, and London. Zendy’s works of sculptural paintings are included in private collections in the United States, Canada, Europe and China.