New Findings

Helen C
1 day ago
1 min read

A few years ago I saw the artwork of Jarid Del Deo and Alex Griffin. I saw their works in Philadelphia and NYC. I love how they take an evening moment and show us how to see that scene from an unexpected perspective. Deo's tight crops make us look at not these grandiose landscapes involving so many elements but zoom in on a smaller piece of the puzzle that is as important to look at. I love the patterns he comes up with in the clouds, bark, water, grass...and how he paints the sun and moon and their reflection in the water is reminiscient of how Munch painted night water scenes. I like the washyness of Griffin's paint application and seeing the scraped off areas; I like to see the white gessoed panel show previous laters. Using sgraffito for details is also really powerful and exciting. Deductive versus additive. Just playing around with paint makes a piece more fun to look at. There is an element of playfulness that should happen during the art making process that I think some artists forget about. There is also some overlap in Griffin's work and Munch's (the figures dancing)

See the similar Munch pieces at the bottom! (Also, there is some overlap with Peter Doig-see his work below too)

Jarid Del Deo