Looking back at early abstractionists such as Sonia Delaunay, it is possible to see their influence on Jorden’s work, through her circle motifs and idiosyncratic use of color, although it is clear that other later abstract artists were also influential to Jorden’s work, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Cy Twombly and Jasper Johns. Jorden approaches her paintings as a series of improvisations, building on initial compositional sketches and brushstrokes with areas of layered texture and color. With her stark backgrounds and unusual relations of shapes and patterns, Jorden’s work is introspective and self-conscious.
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