work © Sophie Jodoin
I’ve been highly attracted to the work of Quebec artist Sophie Jodoin for the past year, since discovering her in Drawing magazine.
And yes, even though she uses some paint in her work, it absolutely comes from a drawing sensibility, done with a fantastic “hand” and brilliant sense of light/dark/form. Her work is simple and iconic in composition, yet complex and emotional in technique and subject. Truly stunning work from an artist that knows the importance of emotional connectivity in her images, and gets the idea of a piece not needing to be large and grand to be just as powerful. And that the simple contrast of black and white can be just as compelling and eye catching as a piece drenched in color. Although I don’t know her, Sophie seems like the type of artist that I could spend hours with, talking about drawing, seeing, and creativity. Plus it would be pretty rad to thank her for the inspiration.
The sample shown here is from a series she did about her aging mother and Sophie’s projection of her own inevitable aging to come.
I highly recommend taking a look at Sophie’s site. She displays all of her series of works, which beautifully and poignantly cover many topics, from the year in the life of a little person, to the effects of war on children, all done with a masterful technique. It’s refreshing to see, with such clarity, the impact a strong relationship with drawing can have on great images.
Walk the Line 