Realist painter, Janet Fish was born in the city of Boston and
raised on the island of Bermuda. She received her B.A. from Smith College
and her B.F.A. and M.F.A. from Yale University. Influenced by De Kooning,
she is interested in depicting the physicality of the object through the
movement of light rather than format.
In a recent publication on her work,
Romulus Linney stated: "For me, she gives to the plain events and objects of
ordinary life, presented in calm and serenity, an inner motion that is furious."
Fish describes her process as a dance involving her, the objects, the painting
and the sensations of the painting.
It has also been said: "Her paintings
communicate a certain joy and appreciation of the world around her, which
she intensifies and imbues with a life-affirming energy."
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