David Lusk Gallery JARED SMALL
Soft White, oil on plexiglass ,12x12, 2022,
Jared Small shares the beauty of his hometown of Memphis in dreamlike paintings that collapse space and time, pushing viewers into an ethereal atmosphere. Small’s saturated paintings possess strong narrative sensibilities.
Magenta Red, oil on plexiglass, 48x48, 2022,
Small’s practive skillfully navigates the delicate interplay between otherworldly settings and hyper-realistic subjects. Individual pieces, depicting historic homes, delicate flowers, and black women, inspire contemplation on decay and rebirth, the passage of time, and the beauty in the ordinary and human experience.
Small’s portraits radiate with striking detail, exploring the nuanced experience of personal and shared emotions from the subjects' perspectives. Dramatic contrasts between the saturated rich colors and ethereal backgrounds further emphasizes the range of emotion these women experience and express.
Silent Roses, oil on plexiglass, 48x48, 2022
Black Gold, oil on plexiglass, 48x36, 2023
Tribe, oil on plexiglass, 60x48, 2023
Fuschia, oil on plexglass, 14x11, 2022
Textile, oil on plexiglass , 14x11, 2022
Jared Small, born in Memphis in 1980, attended Overton High School and the University of Memphis. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Tennessee and a major solo exhibition at the Huntsville Museum of Art. His work is featured in the permanent collections of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and the Huntsville Museum of Art, as well as multiple private collections in Memphis and across the Southeastern U.S.
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