Transparent #1 - Red Bank Artisan Collective jewelry art vintage recycled Horse Art, Asja Jung
Asja Jung

Transparent #1

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26” x 20" colored pencils on paper framed

“This drawing could be something open for interpretation in direction strength and power - hopefully . It’s so difficult right now, because people are actually in pain for many reasons and nothing should come across as a joke or sarcastic or whatever , right?  So - if this fits in , I’m happy and if not, good too.”

Asja has always liked animals in art - they like us, but at the same time they are "the others" and we simply enjoy taking in their unique body shapes.  Horses are the stars of animals depicted in the arts for many reasons, two of which are simple: Beauty and soulfulness.  


Gothic Architecture is beautiful and intricate as well as a human attempt to get closer to the spiritual world.  Suddenly the linking of both occurred to me as nearly obvious:  it's not the animal and not the architecture in themselves, but our own longing for higher levels.  Creating this art is like reaching out for something on the other side; out of reach but approachable.

This piece is drawn using multiple colored pencils on paper.  I want the apparent high thoughts and meanings combined with humble, nearly vulnerable material.  Drawing instead of painting - more a contemplation than a craft work.  The thin lines of my pencils are articulating the imagery of what is known as amazingly robust constructions: the Gothic cathedrals.  Outlining the body of a strong horse with thin lines nearly life size feels either like a contradiction, or a highlight - both ring tr to me. 


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