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Dec 18, 2021 · Human silhouettes, commonplace objects, geometric patterns, and architectural elements — these constitute some of the most immediately recognizable traits of Jonathan Gardner’s figurative painting. Born in 1982, Gardner lives and works in New York.
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Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Gardner studied for his BFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York, before receiving his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2010.
Jonathan Gardner's cartoon-like images of nude figures hark back to the geometricity of Pablo Picasso's bodies, while his lucid colours and the spatial flatness of his compositions are an ode to the interiors of Henri Matisse. The figures in Gardner's invented scenes are engaged in recreational activities, while others find themselves in moments of...
Jonathan Gardner's solo and group exhibitions have been shown both in and outside the U.S. at notable galleries including Almine Rech, Paris (2021); Jason Haam, Seoul (2021); Casey Kaplan, New York (2019 and 2016) and Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago(2013 and 2011), among others.
Jonathan Gardner (b. 1982)는 개인적인 경험을 바탕으로 익숙하면서 동시에 낯선 세계를 그려낸다. 그는 정물화, 인물화, 풍경화 등 미술사에서 고전적으로 다루어져온 소재들을 재해석하고, 특유의 평면적인 공간 구성을 통해 감각적이고 여유로운 세계를 만들어낸다. 작업 초기 단계에서 작가는 다양한 소재들을 스케치한 뒤 오려내 여러 방식으로 배치해보며 작품을 구성한다. 마치 콜라주 작업을 연상시키는 이 구성 단계를 통해 그는 공간의 깊이와 규모를 자유자재로 변형하고, 얕은 공간감 속에서 트롱프 뢰유 (trompe l’oeil) 효과를 만들어낸다.
Jonathan Gardner’s highly stylized paintings joyfully reference a wealth of 20th-century art—from Henri Matisse’s interiors and René Magritte’s distinct objects to Pablo Picasso’s geometric bodies and Georges Seurat’s relaxed bathers. Featuring …
Nov 20, 2021 · Sat 20 Nov 2021 to Sat 18 Dec 2021. 64 rue de Turenne, 75003. Tue-Sat 11am-7pm. Visit. Contact Gallery. Save Exhibition. Artist: Jonathan Gardner. Forming a homogeneous whole in both subject and style, Jonathan Gardner presents ten new paintings at Almine Rech in Paris. Artworks. Jonathan Gardner. Three Columns, 2021. Graphite on paper.
Feb 21, 2020 · Learn about the New York-based artist who creates surreal and figurative paintings of female nudes, inspired by Picasso, Matisse, Magritte, and more. Find out how he develops his compositions, what he thinks of nudity, and who he admires among contemporary and historical artists.
