A Fall of Ordinariness and Light: The Order Land
2014
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2014
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A Fall of Ordinariness and Light: The Order Land is a 2014 by Jessie Brennan, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing is titled A Fall of Ordinariness and Light: The Order Land. It's a work by Jessie Brennan from 2014. The drawing responds to Robin Hood Gardens, a building designed by Alison and Peter Smithson. It's part of a series of four graphite drawings. To learn more about the techniques used in this drawing, look up the technique of cross-hatching.
The series *A Fall of Ordinariness and Light* comprises four graphite drawings by Jessie Brennan, responding to the demolition of Robin Hood Gardens, a housing estate designed by Alison and Peter Smithson. Each drawing is subtitled with terms from the 2013 Compulsory Purchase Order: *The Order Land*, *The Scheme*, *The Enabling Power*, and *The Justification*. Brennan employs playful methods to explore the physicality of demolition, merging factual and imaginative elements while addressing themes of displacement and systemic control. The meticulous technique evokes vanitas traditions,…
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Jessie Brennan’s 2014 drawings trace everyday scenes in a housing estate where light and ordinariness mix.
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