JASON MARTIN – VORTEX
2022-10-24In Jason Martin’s paintings paint is both the material and the motif. In his first exhibition in New York since 2018, the artist’s monochromatic oil works explore their own materiality, sculptural presence and transmutative nature. Martin begins on these paintings with only the essentials – a small selection of colors in similar tones, a few brushes or tools and a number of square aluminum panels. What follows is a somatic process of paint application. Martin journeys across the surface, swirling and dragging thick layers of paint over the aluminum base. The measurements of the panels reflect Martin’s reach, as he stretches to the edges and back towards the middle, laying swells of oil in thick impasto. The finished, hardened exteriors appear impenetrable yet introspective at the same time. Martin examines the medium and focuses on the internal drama of the painting. The works are an index of a fleeting moment; he paints once and does not return.
Opposite – Untitled (Viridian green light), 2022
Exhibition runs through to November 3rd, 2022
Lisson Gallery
504 West 24th Street
10011
New York
