Jason Fox "The Upper Depths"
Peter Blum Gallery (Soho)
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The Upper Depths consists of a grouping of about 25 acrylic on canvas paintings which Jason Fox has produced over the last 3 years. Moving away from his previous use of cartoonish pop imagery with psychodelic undertones, he has instead begun to explore the possibilities of abstraction. Fox’s rethinking of scale has resulted in zooming into specific details that consequently increased the size of his mark making, allowing his gestures to become more painterly and less graphic. Fox applies the paint thinly, with loose brushstrokes and a restricted palette. The predominant color in The Upper Depths is red, which he is interested in because of the color's optical immediacy as well as its historic and political meanings. On another level he thinks of these red paintings as visual equivalents to punk or loud rock music. Keenly aware of the history of 20th century painting, he plays with a variety of references from concepts of Cubism and Abstract Expressionism to the influence of Joseph Beuys (in particular his drawings), A.R. Penck and Martin Kippenberger.
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from January 15, 2009 to March 07, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-01-15 from 18:00 to 20:00