Jason Fox

Jason Fox at Peter Blum Gallery

Untitled, 2011

 People are afraid of the Unknown. They can't stand it. They have instincts of hunters-gatherers, so they need to explore. They are always in the search for new things. This is the only way people can survive. They have to color all the white spots on the map.You use the common sense and logic to pave the way(the brown rectangles). The next layer is hope, energy and imagination (the green rectangles).

Rosy Keyser

Rosy Keyser at Peter Blum Gallery

Folk Conjugation, 2007

You know how you should proceed. You have a clear path ahead of you(the bright branches from the lower left corner to the upper right middle). You even have an alternative plan. It is more risky, but it looks more interesting (the bright branches from the lower right corner). You know that all. But strangely you are extremely attractive to an unknown way (the bright spots behind the branches in the lower left corner). You don't know how it is going to end. It is scary to go where nobody went before. But the unknown lures you in. The desire is so strong, you can't resist it.

Helmut Federle

Helmut Federle at Peter Blum Gallery

Die Passage der Prismen (for FurutaOribe)

You are in a depression. Everything looks grey or black. You have one bright spot. This is your dream.This is your salvation. But to get you need to break out of your depression and get into a pragmatic, practical layer of actions (the brownish middle). Only then you could reach your nirvana.

Rosy Keyser

Rosy Keyser at Peter Blum Gallery

                                                                                      Abacist in Heat, 2011

 

We see here a breakup. A nasty breakup. A heart is really broken. At first, it was very nice and blue, even light blue. The memories of this period are still very pure. But they are in the background now. In front, we have scars, black sorrow, white grieve. Very painful.

                                                                                       Tanzerin, 2011

Here we have a full blown depression. Everything is dull, blurred and not interesting. Black pain. Even whites are painful.

                                                                 Blank Verse, 2011

The crisis is over, but the patient is not well completely. Much less black. The whites are not scratching your eyes. Some things are started to have focus, structure and logic. This is recovery.