Jon Rollins
Bigger and Better Things February 21 - March 30, 2019
Published by JanKossen Ltd www.jankossen.com 10th edition ©April 2018 All rights rerved Printed in USA
Bigger and Better Things features mixed media works on canvas and panel that incorporate studio scrap materials. Rollins creates abstract and non-representational work through experimentation of materials and processes. His works evolve through oscillations of both spontaneous, intuitive movements and methodical structuring, ranging from gestural marks to grid layouts. His imagery incorporates realistic cues, doodles, abstracted forms, and patterns. Rollins begins by selecting choice scraps, including sketches, tests, tape, doodles, and table coverings that are collaged and combined with paint and drawing materials. During this search, the scraps are altered, cut down, and sometimes completely obscured on the canvas. This leads Rollins to question whether each piece transitions to a better state as result of these manipulations. He concludes that “A scrap may lose its original personality, but it also sheds its sense of incompleteness”. Thoughtfully composed, these materials transcend the scrap pile. As a work develops, a new set of excess materials are generated and saved for future projects. Rollins considers not only the formal qualities of each scrap, but their temporal significance as well: “They’re artifacts. They remind me of what was happening in my studio and life when they were made.” He imagines the materials as characters waiting for the right moment. He says of these, “They’re not failures, just ‘not yets’. I want to find a place for them beyond my studio.”
Jon Rollins You Wanna Bet? (Bait For Sale), 2018 Gesso, house paint, graphite, charcoal, chalk, ink, masking tape, and paper on canvas 32 x 24 in
JON ROLLINS Jon Rollins (b. 1991) makes abstract and non-representational work through media experimentation and variations of process. His works evolve through oscillations of spontaneous, intuitive movements and methodical structuring, ranging from chance marks to grid layouts. His imagery incorporates realistic cues, doodles, abstracted forms, and patterns. Jon is represented by JanKossen Contemporary in New York City. His work is featured by Ars COCO, an initiative showing emerging artists in Madrid galleries. He received his BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Printmaking from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2013. Jon lives and works in North Carolina, USA.
Jon Rollins BASTA (My Mothers Told Me), 2018 Chalk, charcoal, enamel, gesso, graphite, masking tape, and silkscreen ink on canvas 32 x 24 in
Jon Rollins Cut - The Dance I Used to Do (Blue), 2019 Graphite, acrylic, gouache, silkscreen ink, and paper collage on cradled panel 11 x 9 in
Jon Rollins Tapestry, 2019 painted masking tape, charcoal, and paper collage on panel 3.25 x 2.75 in
Jon Rollins Fortuna Luna, 2019 Gesso, masking tape, charcoal, acrylic, modeling paste, and silkscreen ink on panel 7 x 5 in
Jon Rollins Roller (02 NYC), 2019 house paint, gouache, spray paint, chalk, and paper collage on panel 9 x 7.38 in
Jon Rollins as new as (bad over bad) graphite, acrylic, house paint, and paper collage on panel 16 x 12 in
Jon Rollins Last Scene (Cut Together), 2019 charcoal, house paint, and paper collage on panel 7 x 9 in
Jon Rollins likeknife, 2019 House paint, spray painted masking tape, and paper collage on panel 9 x 7 in
Jon Rollins Slip in the Tomb, 2019 Charcoal, acrylic, and paper collage on canvas 50 x 40 in
Jon Rollins MGGP (broke_free), 2019 Mixed media on panel 14 x 11 in
Jon Rollins Dig (This Ghost), 2019 Acrylic, house paint, masking tape, charcoal, graphite, and paper collage on canvas 32 x 24 in
Jon Rollins The Grifter, 2018 Mixed media on raw canvas 40 x 30 in
Jon Rollins Wapiwound Pokey (2020 Plan), 2017 Gesso, acrylic, charcoal, collage on panel 7 x 5 in
Jon Rollins This is Fun (Fever), 2017 Gesso, acrylic, charcoal, graphite, collage on panel 7 x 5 in
Jon Rollins Bussi, 2018 Collage on panel 20 x 16 in
Jon Rollins Muscular Bonds, 2018 Gesso and graphite on panel 21.5 x 15.5 in
Jon Rollins Gressus Sum Banana, 2018 Gesso, graphite, charcoal, acrylic, silkscreen ink on panel 29.25 x 23.25 in
Jon Rollins Get Outta (The Sanctuary), 2018 Mixed media on panel 29.25 x 23.25 in
Jon Rollins Crenilien, 2018 Paper, acrylic, ink on panel 16 x 12 in
Jon Rollins Niplegt, 2017 Gesso, acrylic, graphite, charcoal, gouache on panel 14 x 11 in
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Published by JanKossen Ltd www.jankossen.com 10th edition © March 2019 All rightsreserved Printed in USA