Jason Bard Yarmosky
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cover: The Soft Look, oil on canvas 70”x 88” 2013 | above: detail from Sound of Silence © All images Jason Bard Yarmosky
Dream of the Soft Look Jason Bard Yarmosky’s new solo exhibition at Bertrand Delacroix Gallery continues the artist’s exploration of the human life cycle. Building on his earlier works, several of which are within this publication, these new meticulously constructed and strikingly life-like paintings invite the viewer into intimate moments of truth, many of which are reflected in the model’s gaze into a mirror. The resulting view sparks a conversation about the external/internal self, filled with moments of bewilderment, humor, frustration, and wonder as the aged body is reflected back at the still vibrant soul, dreaming of the soft look. Yarmosky explores the tension between the physical and psychological elements of aging. However, the show also has much to do with memory and its enduring role throughout the life cycle. His powerful black-and-white paintings reflect the “realness” of now. They are the mirrors of the present, while the “idealized” memory, filled with exuberance and the freedom of expression that never really disappears even as we age, is presented in myriad pigments. – Jason Yarmosky began drawing as a child. He graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2010. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited and collected throughout the United States and around the world. His work has appeared in numerous publications such as Azart Magazine, American Artist Drawing, New American Paintings, High Fructose, and the Huffington Post. He is also a past winner of the Elizabeth Greenshields Award.
2 | Remembrance, oil on canvas 36”x 64” 2013
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4 | Trick Or Treaters, oil on canvas 80”x 65” 2013
6 | Sleep Walking, oil on canvas 83”x 73” 2013
8 | Whatever It Is, I’m Against It, oil on canvas 83”x 57” 2012 private collection
Sound Of Silence, oil on canvas 72”x 48” 2012 private collection | 9
Getting Ready Quadriptych, oil on canvases, 48”x 72” each, 2013
12 | Horse Feathers, oil on canvas 64”x 50” 2012
14 | Shower, oil on canvas 36”x 64” 2013
Shave, oil on canvas 36”x 64” 2013 | 15
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above: A Shadow’s Kiss, oil on canvas 36”x 64” 2013 | below: The Actress, oil on canvas 36”x 64” 2013 | 17
18 | Rockabye Baby, oil on canvas 60”x 40” 2012 private collection
Ballet, oil on canvas 44”x 32” 2012 private collection | 19
20 | Len and Elaine, photograph 1949
The Boxer, oil on canvas 72”x 60” 2012 private collection