Tuesday Edition: Jonathan Allen
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Tuesday greetings, collectors. The dog days of August are officially here, and I'm back in NYC with no travel plans in the foreseeable future. Ironic, in consideration of my normal schedule and just a bit cruel too. I'm hoping for an invitation to somewhere beachy-keen, although cool and shady would do just as nicely. (Yes, that's a hint.) I did come back to an airy and organized office, thanks to hard work of the JBP crew, so while life is not currently a beach, it is productivity-friendly and art-filled. Speaking of which, let me fill you in on today's excellent art offering.
Torn comes to us from NYC-based artist Jonathan Allen. It's the first of a series of intricate collages from the evocatively titled Night Stand Apocalypse, which he started in 2005.
As with many of our editions, the bit-based realm does this image no justice. You can get a sense of its richness from the detail, but the actual print is a true stunner. Mixing media and subject manner with such assuredness is a bit of a high-wire act, but Jonathan's had plenty of practice. He's got an impressive array of exhibitions and honors under his belt already, and thanks to the LMCC (an amazing organization, if you're not already familiar with it) he has a studio to work from. (Something that's unfortunately rare for many NY-based artists.)
Jonathan's distinctive style has all kinds of intersections with past and future 20x200 artists. Faux bois has popped up in lots of our editions, and his saturated geometric planes are reminiscent of Paradigm Shift, an early edition from painter Jessica Snow. Those hues and lines are also somewhat unexpectedly akin to new work from 20x200 favorite Carrie Marill, recently completed for her solo show that's opening at the gallery next month. (The suspense might be killing you, but you'll just have to wait!) And don't you see a connection with Curtis Mann's Treetops in Jonathan's choice of subject and media? I sure do. Most randomly, his crowd of shutterbugs reminds me of Michael David Murphy's own photo-journalism and the insightful criticism that you'll find on his blog 2point8. And there are personal connections as well. Jonathan was encouraged to submit to 20x200 by fellow LMCC resident Amy Park and is (perhaps unbeknownst to him) connected to Dorthe Alstrup via their participation in the Bronx Museum's prestigious Artist in the Marketplace program.
Who's Dorthe you say? As Google will tell you in its top results, she's a former Hot Shot. She's also got a great print coming up with us here in a few weeks. Another surprise to look forward to!
And now I'm moving forward myself. This year's first round of Hey, Hot Shot! winners make their debut at the JB on Friday and there are preparations to attend to. See you tomorrow with this week's photography edition.
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