Wendy Kelly - Artist Wendy Kelly is a Melbourne based artist working within the process based abstract art genre (non-objective / non-figurative) in both painting and works on paper. These works are highly disciplined constructions and assert the relevance of geometric abstraction within the current art climate. Both methods and processes incorporate a variety of materials. The use of common thread as a unique mark making tool is an important part of these non-figurative works. It is a tool which is either imbedded in paint or removed selectively from the surface. It can be used to reflect light, tear paper or to create rhythms and patterns within the two dimensional surface. This body of work is the result of long term development and research. The works aim for a reflective and calm quality, and as a result seem to reject the notion of a narrative. They allow the viewer respite; it is intended that they are changeable as light changes, and that they be slow to 'enter'. 2008