Artist : Jackson Whitefield
Title : Furze (5)
Medium : charred gorse on canvas
Dimensions : 180 x 120 cm


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Furze (5) is one of a series of earthworks derived as a result of making movement with canvas through burnt gorse. The immersive process sees gorse branches scratch the surface with a combination of accident and intent, forming a matrix of marks and stains. Pulled by the eternal draw of smoke and fire, the work is a synch to primal humanity.

Jackson Whitefield is a British artist born in St. Ives, Cornwall in 1991. Whitefield works with a diverse range of media including photography, film, drawing, book making and site-specific earthworks. Themes which run through his work include geology, anthropology, process and language. While his choice of media and interests are diverse, his inspiration is rooted firmly in his immediate surroundings. Always allowing his environment to lead his immediate enquiry his approach to making the work is more about reacting and engaging with the subject rather than seeking out ideas that were already formed in the mind.