Jimmy O'Neal
dal 22/4/2004 al 11/6/2004
Segnalato da
Joie Lassiter & Kate Baillon-Case
22/4/2004
Jimmy O'Neal
Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte
O'Neal challenges the notion that a painting is a discrete entity, confined to its place on the wall. By using mirrorized paint (invented by the artist) each viewer has a unique and very personal experience, O'Neal created this substance from a laborious process, driven by the desire to make paintings in which each mark not only stands for itself and what it represents but also captures everything else around it in real time. The pictorial space is formed by and dependent upon the spectator.
Primacy of Movement & Works from the Rose Museum 'Painting4' exhibition
O'Neal challenges the notion that a painting is a discrete entity, confined to its place on the wall. By using mirrorized paint (invented by the artist) each viewer has a unique and very personal experience, O'Neal created this substance from a laborious process, driven by the desire to make paintings in which each mark not only stands for itself and what it represents but also captures everything else around it in real time. The pictorial space is formed by and dependent upon the spectator.
Electrocution drawings: Using a pen connected to a voltage box, as O'Neal scribes he completes the circuit and a small hole is burned upon the paper. Each hole represents the artist's literal connection to his work, physically feeling each mark that is placed.
Straddling past and present, real and fictitious, revelation and obscurity, O'Neal's subject matter- whether figurative, allegorical, abstract or symbolic – combined with his choice of materials, conjures a magical and challenging reality, questioning our idea of what painting and drawing is and all of what it could be.
Joie Lassiter Gallery
525 North Tryon Street #140
Charlotte, NC, 28202