"Others are works that were in various states of completion, in my flat files for who knows how long, that I now felt had potential to be reworked or transformed. The past year I often felt lost and low. During tough times, my lifeline was making these drawings and paintings. The low points eventually became ground to build on, ushering in a renewed, clarified identity."
"Drawing and painting is my oldest and most constant friend. Drawing and painting is like a second self. It is a space to practice commitment, that invites me to both strive and to fear, to fail and persist. I'm here experiencing color and pattern and people, looking for the unexpected and a sense of a story I can project myself into."
Park Life announces a new exhibition of work from Bay Area artist Jason Jägel and marks Jägel's first show with the gallery. The exhibition opens the artist's studio flat files, presenting mostly brand-new pieces alongside works reworked or transformed from long-held, incomplete pieces. The past year involved feeling lost and low, with drawing and painting serving as a lifeline during tough times and providing material to rebuild toward a renewed, clarified identity. Drawing and painting function as an oldest, constant friend and a second self, offering a space to practice commitment, to strive and fear, fail and persist, and to explore color, pattern, people, and narrative.
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