Alessia, Lora & Paula

Paper (extract from "Cours d'architecture et des constructions civiles", M.E Arnaud, 1928) is mounted on wood panel

Urban architecture and human’s place in the city are key themes of many of Jana & JS artworks. There is frequently a sense of melancholy and nostalgia to their paintings.

"We used to live in Paris and Madrid. Living in a big city had a great influence in our work. There is some melancholy and some nostalgia in our work, but we see it as a positive feeling, something to take a break from the agitation of our world.

The passage of time, the memories and the marks that they leave are things that are inspiring us a lot. But also, our everyday life, our kids, our friends, our travels, new and old places that we’re visiting… The world in which we’re living in has an impact on our life so somehow it has an impact on our work…"