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"Another Exit"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
12" x
24"
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| Drawn to urban settings, painter
Jonathan Howard creates canvases that compellingly draw from
his Surrealist past, his existentialist core and his
leanings toward an influence of the Ashcan school. In
combination these elements form a wholly contemporary and
unique style, one that is objectively presented, allowing
the viewer to become part of discovering the meaning of the
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“Cities, towns, and buildings are a
telling extension [of ourselves],
perhaps a portrait of humanity,”
Howard has said. |
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“You can see the
good, bad, hopes, dreams, nightmares
and ambitions of mankind through
examining our urban footprint on the
planet.” |
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"Chill"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
30" x 40" |
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It was, perhaps paradoxically, an
isolated background that led the artist to his insightfully broad view.
For Howard art became a solitary escape as his family moved often: Santa
Fe introduced him to the wonders of art, from Native American works to
traditional Impressionism and Contemporary art; in Hawaii he fell in
love with the artistry of Japanese prints and Chinese paintings. In
South Lake Tahoe an artist, taking an interest in him, regularly
provided boxes of art magazines which Howard devoured; by reading the
articles and studying the work a concrete idea of what it is to be an
artist was formed. |
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| With a poet mother who
supported him completely Howard began his own
path as an artist, receiving his Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Painting from Arizona State
University. Shortly after graduating he
completed a 400-square-foot mural in the
Scottsdale [Arizona] Community College Library.
The artist has consistently shown in solo and
group exhibits since. |
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| Howard mixes Realism with
collaged elements and aspects of Abstract art; he also loves
patterns and mixing different moments of time within his
work. A palimpsest technique allows words, often in the form
of collaged newsprint, to bleed through acrylic surfaces.
This half-hidden print can unexpectedly date to the 1700s
and hidden collaged burlap can, upon detection, explain a
ruggedly rich surface. This technique is a natural outgrowth
of the artist’s interest in the layers within urban
landscapes. |
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"Minority"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
24" x 48" |
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"No Apologies"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
48" x 36" |
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Howard’s
surfaces evoke the same story as his subjects,
encapsulating the endless process of decay,
destruction and rebuilding. It is the transient
nature of the present that Howard so skillfully
communicates. |
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"Remote"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
24" x
12" |
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“My
paintings come to me in
dreams, day dreams or
random flashes of
insight,” he reveals. “I
don't concentrate on
what a painting is about
while working on it. I
just work and let it
tell me what it's about.
I feel that my paintings
are the tool my
subconscious uses to
speak to me, so I just
let the dialogue happen
and interpret near the
end . . . I try to
understand myself and
the world through the
creation of my work.” |
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Click on an image to see
a larger view of each
piece. |
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"Night
Crossing"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
9" x
12" |
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"Jay Walking"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
9" x
12" |
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"Friend or Foe"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
24" x 12" |
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"Gather Your
Thoughts"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
60" x 48" |
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"Tomorrow's
Past"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
36" x
72" |
"August Lied"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
48" x 24"
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"Small Escape"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
48" x 24" |
"Too Much
Coffee"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
36" x 72" |
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"Coffee-Stained
Morning"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
36" x 72"
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"...But Now
It's Gone"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
60" x 36" |
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"Contemplate Your
State"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
48" x 48" |
"Actions"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
60" x 36" Wrap |
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"Failed Snapshot"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
30" x 60" |
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"Park 13"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
12" x 36" |
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"Days Past"
Mixed Media on Canvas Painting
70" x 50" |
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"Melrose"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
10" x
20"
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"Nighttime"
Mixed Media on Canvas
Painting
8" x
8" |
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