Artist Statement
Painting is my vessel of
communication. Art becomes a social and personal dialectic for me aimed at resolving inner and public conflict while simultaneously celebrating
humanity. Through
irony, humor,
bold and subtle imagery I convey my vision on to others. I
place my
characters in settings where the rooftops of society have been cut off, and
their idiosyncrasies become their vulnerabilities. By utilizing
perspective I place my characters into a realm that seems comfortable and
inviting, but contains certain disjointed qualities. My characters explode
out of their setting while remaining stoic, as though they are unaffected by
their environment. (A petty thief that steals the tip of a waitress left
on the bar by a previous patron - the meat market patrons with their robust, sex
crazed egos manipulating the masses with their decedent carnage). Some
have suggested that my work has a masculine perspective, but I certainly do not
represent or embody the masculine viewpoint. Ultimately, I paint
individuals transfixed
by their struggle, at times framing the daily lives of “Martyred Saints”, “Super
human
s”
that have routines and transgressions just as anyone else. (The musician
who forgets he is mortal for a brief second and the lightning bolt of god
touches his forehead, knighting this saint a forbearer of humanity - the husband
who goes into a strip bar for directions, and is coincidentally spotted by his
wife.) I am intrigued by the situational moments that could be explained,
but the individual finds himself trapped by the circumstances. Through
observation and perspective I make an earnest attempt at painting the honesty of
humanity.
Jason Brown
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place my
characters in settings where the rooftops of society have been cut off, and
their idiosyncrasies become their vulnerabilities. By utilizing
perspective I place my characters into a realm that seems comfortable and
inviting, but contains certain disjointed qualities. My characters explode
out of their setting while remaining stoic, as though they are unaffected by
their environment. (A petty thief that steals the tip of a waitress left
on the bar by a previous patron - the meat market patrons with their robust, sex
crazed egos manipulating the masses with their decedent carnage). Some
have suggested that my work has a masculine perspective, but I certainly do not
represent or embody the masculine viewpoint. Ultimately, I paint
individuals transfixed
by their struggle, at times framing the daily lives of “Martyred Saints”, “Super
human
s”
that have routines and transgressions just as anyone else. (The musician
who forgets he is mortal for a brief second and the lightning bolt of god
touches his forehead, knighting this saint a forbearer of humanity - the husband
who goes into a strip bar for directions, and is coincidentally spotted by his
wife.) I am intrigued by the situational moments that could be explained,
but the individual finds himself trapped by the circumstances. Through
observation and perspective I make an earnest attempt at painting the honesty of
humanity.