S T E WA RT G A L L E RY B O OT H D I I
PALM BE ACH MODERN AND CONTEMPOR ARY HENRY JACKSON CARTEISAN DREAMS
H EN RY JACK SON STE WART G ALLERY IS PLE ASED TO PRESENT SELECTED WORKS BY ARTIST HENRY JACKSON
THE PALM BE ACH MODERN AND CONTEMPOR ARY ART FAIR
Jackson’s abstracted environments depict a natural world in transformation and unrest. Jackson’s sensitive and intuitive handling of paint ultimately reveals a rich and elaborate terrain; an elemental surface of multiple readings. Jackson’s practice of application and elimination of bold marks of manipulated oil & ink based media, contribute to the works exceptional d e p t h a n d v i s u a l c o m plexity, enabling process and histor y to disclose infinite interpretations. A San Francisco native and resident, Jackson studied fine ar t and environmental design at San Francisco State University and Califor nia College of the Ar ts, Oakland, CA. Jackson is a recipient of many awards including: Commission from The San Fr ancisco Zoological Society and John & Michele McNellis, for “Red Ivor y - A Kingdom Under Siege”, a large scale video & sound installation, San Francisco, CA; Commission from The San Francisco Zoological Society & The Bernard Osher Foundation, for “Kingdom Animalia”, A large scale experimental video & sound installation, San Francisco, CA; N ath an O live ir a Fellow sh ip Aw ar d, presented by MMG Foundation, San Francisco, CA; HENRY ’ S E XPERIENCES IN THE R AINFOREST ’ S OF CENTR AL AMERICA F u l l F e l l o w s h i p A w a r d , Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT; Ar tist-in-Residency CONTINUES TOAward AFFECT HOWThe HESanAPPROACHES O Fellowship MPOSITION AND (first recipient), Francisco Zoological THE Society;C Full AwardIN Ar tist-in-residency at MACA, Monte Azul, Costa Rica; among others. VISUAL IMMERSION HIS PAINTING PROCESS. EACH CANVAS BECOMES A
CO M PLE TE E X PER I EN CE, E ACH PAI NTI N G A U N I Q U E J O U R NAL O F AN Jackson's work is exhibited nationally and internationally and is par t of the I NTENSE AND ALL-CONSUMING INTER R ATHER THAN A BODY OF permanent collection of: The Fine ArACTION, ts Museums of San Francisco, C A; The WORK DISCLOSING ONFoundation COHESIVE STORY, Achenbach of Graphic Ar ts, SF, CA; The de Sassait Museum, Santa Clara, CA;ABoise Ar t Museum, OF Boise,MANY ID. EACH WORK REVEALS MULTITUDE READINGS AND SENSATIONS. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums for : "Kingdom Animalia" 2012, “Red Ivor y” 2017 &“Madagascar - Wo n d e r i n Pe r i l ” 2 0 1 8 - l a r g e s c a l e e x p e r i m e n tal video & sound installations. As well as numerous corporate and private collections.
Mountain
2021
oil on canvas 32” x 32” 4200.00
Te r r e s t r i a l oil-based mixed media 48” x 60” 25,000.00
My work interfaces along a continuum of painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Color and materiality are paramount. Inspired by obser vations of the manner in which light affects color with its passing movement and changes I am fascinated by the power of color to evoke emotion and to encourage contemplation, allowing the viewer to become the subject of the work. In my daily studio practice I attempt to strike a balance between painterly guts and the pared down elegance of formalism. The inherent tension between these two elements is filled with myster y and metaphor, challenging me to create works which have a sense of inevitability about them and which reveal a sense of oneness with the viewer.
Canopy Layer # 1 oil-based mixed media 48” x 48” 22,000.00
Betty Merken is an American painter and printmaker. Her work can be found in several galleries and numerous private and public collections in the United States, Asia, and Europe, and in the permanent collections of major museums, including the Fine Ar ts Museums of San Francisco (the de Young Museum and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor), the UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the Por tland Ar t Museum in Por tland, Oregon. Long Beach Museum of Ar t, Long Beach, CA. Merken has been honored with fellowships from the Pinea-Linea de Costa Foundation, in Rota, Spain, the BAU Institute in Otranto, Italy and New York and the C i v i t a / N o r t h we s t Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in Italy. She is the co-author, with Stefan Merken, of Wall Ar t.
Circulation oil-based mixed media 48” x 48” 22,000.00
Canopy Layer # 2 oil-based mixed media 38” x 40” 14,000.00
Chirripo Winter oil-based mixed media 36” x 36” 12,000.00
Selva / series oil-based mixed media 12” x 12” 4,500.00
Deluge # 2 oil-based mixed media 16” x 16” 5,000.00
AD D ITIONAL WORKS
Selva / triptych oil-based mixed me 7” x 8” each 5,000.00
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Selva / series oil-based mixed media 12” x 12” 4,500.00
Selva / series
Selva / series
oil-based mixed media and collage on paper 10” x 10”
oil-based mixed media and collage on paper 10” x 10”
3,200.00
3,200.00
HENRY JACKSON ROBERT GAMBLIN
T H E G R E AT AWA K E N I N G V I D E O C O L L A B O R AT I O N
In May of 2019, painting artists Henry Jackson and Robert Gamblin, along with hired cinematographer David Magnusson, descended into the Costa Rican rain-forests. Eight years prior, Jackson presented a project concept to Gamblin that would require them to step out of their oil-based comfort zone, and reinterpret the natural by substituting their long-standing passion for paint for video & software technology. Their video titled, “The Great Awakening”, depicts an alt-nature; a reinterpreting of what one might see and experience in a heightened state of reverie within the confines of a rain-forest. The video also serves as a cautionary tale, introducing an environment that entices and distracts from the tangible. A meta-verse to replace and satisfy what could eventually become the new elemental norm, dictated by false saviors. A visual seduction that diverts our attention from the travesties of consumption and greed. NFT Project Collaboration: Jackson and Gamblin, along with Stewart Gallery, will curate video segments from “The Great Awakening”, that will be accompanied by a special artist’s edition of unique 20” x 20” works on paper. A custom printing of ten select video stills are then built-up by the artist’s intuitive mark-making, using the digital imagery as catalyst for new visual exploration. Incorporating digital ink with oil-based mixed-media and handmade collage to further push the graphic complexity of an ever-changing environment. A soon TBA NFT marketplace will release the series in early summer of 2022
The Great video / st
Awakening ills
The Great video / st
Awakening ills
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