Trust Your Style: jason martin: oceania

jason martin: oceania

Monday, April 14, 2008

On Friday I went to a press lunch L.A. Louver held for London-based artist Jason Martin. His works have been included in many landmark exhibitions around the world, and Oceania, the solo show of his new paintings is opening this Thursday. If you're in Los Angeles, I recommend dropping by--the richness of the painting's saturated iridescent colors is even better in person.

Primavera, 2007; Courtesy L.A. Louver

The title of Jason Martin's latest exhibition evokes all sorts of Rousseau fantasies of the South Pacific, but the mostly monochromatic oil-on-aluminum paintings themselves are open to interpretation. All sorts of analogies were bandied about at lunch--from Turner and O'Keefe to seaweed and of course, hair. The curves are created using brushes he has specially adapted and uses in an extremely physical way that record the movement of his body.

Fin, 2007; courtesy L.A. Louver

Stay tuned, Jason will be dropping by to chat with Trust Your Style in the next few weeks.

Oceania runs from April 17-May 17 at L.A. Louver, 45 North Venice Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291 telephone 310-822-4955

posted by Mary Jo at TrustYourStyle at Monday, April 14, 2008