Mining the Cracks, Drips and Markings, 2011
Catalog for Mining the Cracks, Drips and Markings with Jim Melchert at Pacifica Center for the Arts, 2011.
Contains the essays Japanese Genn-etics by Renny Pritikin and Rainbars by Hanna Regev.
“Nancy Genn was raised in a Bay Area home in which Japanese art … was so ingrained that her mother owned Hokusai's actual working notebooks, which she had purchased in 1917, and which Genn inherited. Genn married a man who was fluent in Japanese and a lover of the culture, and she spent the winter of 1979-80 in Japan.”
– From Japanese Genn-etics by Renny Pritikin, 2011
“Genn’s “paintings involve successive applications of colored wash and textural elements, building translucent layers of color using casein, gouache, pencil, and transparent ink. According to Genn, the final piece is an evolution of intuitive process. The application of paint in this manner requires a steady, disciplined hand and intense concentration of the mind…
“Genn's compositional approach is a contemplative, measured execution in a calm manner, standing in opposition to chance and spontaneity. The repetitive patterns of drips suggest the serenity of Zen-like influences. They are clues of a subjective and personal nature that speak to Genn's affinity with and appreciation of Eastern cultures.”
– From Rainbars by Hanna Regev, 2011