Painting, Psychology and Simultaneity

Beginning with her time at university, Jenny Eden gives an account of how her practice as a painter developed, including the influence on her practice of her experience as both a teacher and art therapist, as well as theories of psychology, pscyhoanalysis and philosophy.

From this assortment of influences, Eden draws out out her thinking on the agency of painting. Describing paintings as 'being-things', Eden argues for the 'being-ness' of painting as engaging the painter in the discovery of their own form.

'Painters Talking Painting' is a series that first emerged as an online forum to host talks and forge connections between interested art students and lecturers from several universities in the UK.

Each talk features a painter, who at the time was teaching at an art school, discussing their practice or a particular field of interest. 

The series was initiated by Sue Williams, Dougal McKenzie, Jenny Eden, Henry Ward and Ian Hartshorne.