Artwork
A Fall of Ordinariness and Light: The Order Land
A Fall of Ordinariness and Light: The Order Land is a drawing by Jessie Brennan. It dates from 2014 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
This drawing is titled A Fall of Ordinariness and Light: The Order Land. It's a work by Jessie Brennan from 2014.
The drawing responds to Robin Hood Gardens, a building designed by Alison and Peter Smithson. It's part of a series of four graphite drawings.
To learn more about the techniques used in this drawing, look up the technique of cross-hatching.
Overview
A Fall of Ordinariness and Light: The Order Land is a graphite drawing created by Jessie Brennan in 2014, part of a series of four works responding to the impending demolition of Robin Hood Gardens, a housing estate designed by Alison and Peter Smithson.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing is subtitled with a term from the Compulsory Purchase Order for Robin Hood Gardens, issued in 2013. It reflects on the impact of demolition on inhabitants and explores the tension between fact and imagination, characteristic of Brennan's work on sites of social contradiction.
Technique & Style
The drawing showcases Brennan's skilled use of graphite, with detailed rendering achieved through techniques such as cross-hatching. The meticulous treatment of the subject imparts an elegiac quality, evoking the tradition of vanitas subjects and momento mori.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jessie Brennan’s 2014 drawings trace everyday scenes in a housing estate where light and ordinariness mix.
