Tenfold • Joanna Mallin-Davies

Joanna Mallin-Davies

Simple, sensual curves and inflated weightlessness; the essence of female form and presence.

Whether in a state of rapture or serenity, the women I create have an innate self¬possession, an inner smile, as if finding a beautiful, abundant garden. They share an inner contentment, living in pleasure with themselves and their surroundings. It is their pleasure.

I carry this feeling of strength and simplicity into the form of the piece. Smooth simple lines and curves accentuated by only slight details of expression in face and hands, the feeling of peace and balance resonating throughout.

Few subjects have had such strong symbolic significance to man, as the horse, and few images other than the nude have been so frequently observed in Art. My horses have always been charged with the strength and integrity of the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux.

Having lived in Hong Kong for some years, my work is influenced of the ancient Chinese and Japanese artifacts and wood block prints, as well as Buddhist and Taoist symbolism and teachings.

The horse and rider are the perfect vehicle for me to communicate different facets of humanity and our relationship to the world, emotions and ourselves.

Femaleness spirituality, consciousness, sensuality and inner strength continues to fascinate me, giving me ever growing and changing insights. I avoid laboured titles, preferring people to see my work unhindered by my personal ‘philosophy’.

After almost 20 years of making sculpture, I am pulled once again to the ‘Source’ and am embarking on a period of immersing myself in the classical Italian sculpture and painting.

Joanna is a Welsh-born artist, and has been making sculpture since the late 1980s, living and working all over the world. Most recently settling on the edge of a fjord in north Denmark.