Jennifer McMackon
Saturation Test Paintings, acrylic on plexiglass, 1997 Saturation Test Installation (Robert Birch Gallery), 1997 Jenny, 1995/7 acrylic on plexi disc, diameter 8" Saturation Test, Installation (New Gallery, Calgary), 1997 Saturation Test, Installation (Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto), 1997 Saturation Test Drawings, magic marker and pencil crayons, xerographically enlarged, 1997 Saturation Test Drawing, detail, magic marker and pencil crayons, xerographically enlarged, 1997 Saturation Test Video (still), 1997 Saturation Test Video (still), 1997 Apple Quadrant, C Print, 36"x48", 1997 Mustard Quadrant, C Print, 36"x48", 1997 Personality Test Wall, 1992, inkblots on paper, acrylic on plexi, detail Personality Test Wall, 1992, detail, oil on board Personality Test Wall, 1992, detail, oil on board Personality Test Wall, 1992, installation detail, multiple velvety kleenex box covers, ink blots on paper and oil paintings on board Personality Test Wall, 1992, installation IQ Test Wall, 1990, installation, lumber and drywall structure with acrylic paintings on vinyl IQ Test Wall, 1990, installation, lumber and drywall structure with acrylic paintings on vinyl IQ Test Wall, 1990, detail, w/ Eyeless and Noseless, acrylic on vinyl IQ Test Wall, 1990, detail, acrylic on vinyl IQ Test Wall, 1990, detail, acrylic on vinyl
Inside the Dusty Slide Bin
This folder is far from comprehensive but the thumbnails do represent the objects and installations I made early in my career. In these, visual elements associated with psychological tests provide a loose armature for explorations in a variety of media. Aspects of this mode of endeavour persist in my work today especially the preoccupation with chiral or not quite mirror images.
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