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#animals
#Jason Wheatley
#portray
#nonetheless life
#surreal
“Pink Moon,” oil on canvas, 39 x 55 inches. All photos courtesy of Gilman Modern, shared with permission
“I need folks to really feel like they’ve stumbled onto a riddle,” says Jason Wheatley about his dreamy scenes. Melding lifelike depictions with fantastical components, the artist warps the time-honored traditions of nonetheless lifes by including animals and bugs to the in any other case inanimate subject material. His most up-to-date physique of labor, Language of Birds, locations a spread of unique, wild birds in lavish interiors alongside small primates, butterflies, and fish.
Opening this month at Gilman Modern, the exhibition presents six oil work that reference the long-lasting type of John James Audubon in precision and vivid element, whereas tinged with Wheatley’s whimsy and surrealism. “Pink Moon,” for instance, renders the wispy feathers and lanky, sinuous neck of the Nice Blue Heron with putting constancy, whereas a pair of goldfish seem to swim within the air. Different works veer extra carefully towards the absurd, together with the fiery pink pouch of the pelican in “Swallowing the Solar.”
Language of Birds runs from July 29 to August 27 in Ketchum, Idaho. Discover extra from Wheatley on his web site and Instagram.
“Swallowing the Solar,” oil on canvas, 32 x 46 inches
“A New Plan 4 Toucan,” oil on canvas, 30.5 x 24.5 inches
“Rebalance,” oil on canvas, 29 x 25 inches
“Strawberry Mimosa,” oil on canvas, 21.5 x 23 inches
#animals
#Jason Wheatley
#portray
#nonetheless life
#surreal
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