Simone Kennedy

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Learning to Speak

T is for Triangle, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

U is for Uppercut, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

A is for Alice, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

O is for Original, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

E is for Empathy, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

H is for Hunger, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

F is for Flight, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

N is for Nobody, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

I is for Insect, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

J is for Jury, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

V is for Violence, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

B is for Brain, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

R is for Rose, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

M is for Monkey, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

W is for Wig, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

P is for Predator, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

K is for Knife, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

S is for Stop, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

Y is for Yellow, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

D is for Different, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

Z is for Zone, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

Q is for Quiver, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

G is for Girl, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

X is for X-ray, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

C is for Cremation, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

L is for Lost, 2007

oil on canvas, 38 x 38cm

Learning to Speak

Installation Artlab, 2007

playground

There are two elements to this body of work. The first being a series of twenty six paintings that each convey a letter of the alphabet, for example T is for triangle, U is for Uppercut, A is for Alice etc.

The second component is experimental, and introduces a written element.

Text was included with 26 fixed words for each letter inspiring a compulsive trail of thought and perception thus forming an immediate sense of difference.

Punctuation was omitted to free up a space where spontaneity of thought could be recorded without concern for the technicality of writing. In essence, the text is less prescribed forming a subjective platform, from which the reader is able to determine their own reference points. It is hoped that at its core, both elements to this work provide a common thread suggesting the universality of things.

Limited edition book 500