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Janette Dye
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United Kingdom
• 1962
Biography
Janette Dye was born in England in 1962 and grew up in a quaint village on the outskirts of Manchester. She lived amongst thriving contrasts of the working class and the privileged. These constant changes in movement, growth and vitality were strong influences on the artist from an early age. Dye began receiving regular instructions from the world renowned English painter Harold Riley, which was the start of career as a painter. She was considered to be too young for Riley's classes but was allowed to enroll (after much persistence) because her brother was already receiving instruction.
In later years, Janette was exposed to the works of Riley's mentor L.S. Lowry. Lowry is best known for his paintings of the strained moods of Northern factories and their laborers, which Dye could relate to. Lowry was capable of capturing the overpowering emotions of the workers and the factories through strong stylized forms. She increasingly focused on the potential of a single painted line, which in turn led to her exploration of abstract art. These images soon began to influence her approach on everyday living The artist says of her work, “As each painting has a new beginning so we too can experience something new every day."
During her time at art college in Manchester, she mainly worked with charcoal where her emphasis was on the 'negative' space. The lack of color emphasized the shape and size of the line and sensibility.
After moving to the United States, Dye has combined her earlier life experiences from the UK and began her new creative direction here. Balance and simplicity is at the heart of Dye's work. She is at her boldest when she seduces the viewer with her dynamic composition and color sensitivity to create a unique visual vocabulary.
In the last few years, Janette has been very fortunate to work with artists such as Downs who was mentored by Karl Benjamin and Frederick Hammersley. Her artworks have been exhibited throughout the US.
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