About The Work
Jason Middlebrook has long been interested in man’s complex and often adversarial relationship with nature. The straight lines and precise angles in his paintings might be found in math, architecture, and industry more readily than in grassy meadows or dense forests. But relying solely on this sort of metonymy is limiting. A more nuanced read reveals some of Middlebrook’s geometric patterns are also inspired by nature—crystals and geodes form important reference points. Chevrons are a recurring motif that simultaneously refer to decorative military insignia and V-shaped, large-scale rock formations. Even Middlebrook’s metallic paints find their referents in the earth, where gold and silver originate. In this highly linear work on paper, Try to Understand What's Below (Part 1,) Middlebrook compiles these angular, geometric motifs like a collection of bisected gemstones.
Courtesy of Lora Reynolds Gallery
About Jason Middlebrook
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Work on Paper
Acrylic and ink on paper
41.38 x 30.00 in
105.1 x 76.2 cm
This work is signed on verso.
About The Work
Jason Middlebrook has long been interested in man’s complex and often adversarial relationship with nature. The straight lines and precise angles in his paintings might be found in math, architecture, and industry more readily than in grassy meadows or dense forests. But relying solely on this sort of metonymy is limiting. A more nuanced read reveals some of Middlebrook’s geometric patterns are also inspired by nature—crystals and geodes form important reference points. Chevrons are a recurring motif that simultaneously refer to decorative military insignia and V-shaped, large-scale rock formations. Even Middlebrook’s metallic paints find their referents in the earth, where gold and silver originate. In this highly linear work on paper, Try to Understand What's Below (Part 1,) Middlebrook compiles these angular, geometric motifs like a collection of bisected gemstones.
Courtesy of Lora Reynolds Gallery
About Jason Middlebrook
From The Magazine
- Art 101: Color Palettes by Decade: 10 Artworks to Give Your Home a Blast from the Past
- Interviews & Features: Jeff Bailey on How Hudson, New York, Became a Viable Base for an Ambitious Art Gallery
- Interviews & Features: weR2’s Sara Meltzer on the Rise of the Artist-Designed Object
- News & Events: 6 Artworks to Invest in This September
- Interviews & Features: Jason Middlebrook on Returning to Nature—and a Bartering Society—Through His Art
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