Jack Shure “Some Strange Speckle of Truth”

GR Gallery

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Jack Shure is an American artist currently based in Boulder, CO. He approaches Art as a practice of alchemy, not only in an aesthetic way but also intended as the alchemy of the soul, constantly processing, healing, transforming and transmuting. His goal is to give the viewer a portal or gateway into a sacred realm, to give them a piece of his interpretation of the sacred space that he experienced. To find their own sacred space within, to listen for the subtle but potent message that art can teach. “When we paint with an open heart and mind we see into who we have the potential to become and we put it all on the line for the world to see…silently”. During the past 10 years he exhibited extensively, in group and solo shows, all across US and in Europe.

Leegan was born in Seoul, Korea. He began drawing and painting at a young age by himself. He grew up moving from one metropolitan city to another—Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City to name a few—and cultural diversity and experience of dynamic urban life became the major source of his artistic inspiration. In 2011, Leegan began to focus on painting cityscapes—a visual manifestation of memories and emotions attached to certain places—and experimented with various styles of realism and surrealism. In 2013, he moved to San Francisco to attend Academy of Art University where he received his first formal art education. In 2014, Leegan moved to Los Angeles and began his career as a freelance artist while working part-time for art companies that specialize in producing artworks for clients such as Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, and Z Gallery. He currently lives and works as a freelance artist in Bellingham WA.