PAUL JEANES: THE CLEARING
Rosenberg Gallery
In his work, Jeanes explores the processes of corrosion, liquefaction, and stratification as incidental approaches to creation. Each of his works is developed improvisationally, without a finalized plan, and up to 25 layers of paint are individually applied and removed from each painting. Through this labor-intensive process of application and removal, he attempts to depict a turbulent atmosphere where shifting fragments and gestures are both illuminated and obscured. Jeanes’ newest cycle of works, The Clearing, is based on images and memories from a recent drive across Iceland, from Reykjavík to the majestic glacial lagoon Jökulsárlón.
— Curator, Laura Amussen
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“ Recently, I have come to abide by the notion that the visualization of complex thought and a kind of psychosomatic energy can be conveyed by the simplest means of visual expression possible, in this case, through the layering of colored pigment on canvas. With this philosophy in mind, my approach to art-making remains quixotically primitive and at times naïve, and it continues to create a space for ultimate potential in my work.” — Paul Jeanes
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1. The Clearing 1, 2012, oil and alkyd on canvas on panel, 60” x 60” 2. The Clearing 2, 2012, oil and alkyd on canvas on panel, 60” x 60” 3. Visions of Excess 22, 2012, oil and alkyd on panel, 20” x 16” 4. Visions of Excess 23, 2012, oil and alkyd on canvas on panel, 20” x 16” Cover: (left) The Clearing 4, 2012, oil and alkyd on canvas on panel, 60” x 60” (right) Visions of Excess 20, 2012, oil and alkyd on canvas on panel, 24” x 24”
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PAUL JEANES: THE CLEARING JANUARY 9 – MARCH 24, 2013 Rosenberg Gallery ARTIST’S RECEPTION
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