"Known mostly for their paintings, which blur abstraction and figuration, Chase also works with textiles and nontraditional media such as animation, bookmaking, and large-scale installations. The works in Gentle Tug on Thigh trace a continuous dialogue between mediums, revealing how ideas shift while maintaining their emotional core. Here, drawing becomes not only a method but a language spoken quietly, yet with remarkable depth."
"While painting is spontaneous and gestural, their sketches unfold slowly, with a more deliberate touch. Stripped of cityscapes and explicit settings, they inhabit a suspended space between the tangible and the imagined, emphasizing form and control over fluidity and release. "It's not a one-way journey," Chase explains. "The paintings form the basis of the drawings." Through the direct movement of hand across paper, each mark holds resonance, capturing the intimacy of communication within these notations."
"Within the gallery, a row of works is installed in sequence, echoing the framework of Chase's sketchbooks. This arrangement reflects a system of organizing and archiving that is both methodical and deeply personal. Alongside these works, soft sculptures extend from the drawn figures into the physical space. Their rounded forms carry the haptic, intimate qualities of sewing and handwork, emphasizing touch and materiality."
Jonathan Lyndon Chase presents new works on paper and soft sculptures through December 20, 2025. Drawing functions as a central language where the body becomes a vessel balancing structure and softness. Paintings blur abstraction and figuration, while textiles, animation, bookmaking, and installations inform a cross-medium dialogue. Works on paper often follow paintings and act as returns rather than replicas; sketches unfold slowly with deliberate marks, stripped of explicit settings and suspended between tangible and imagined. Sequential installation echoes sketchbook frameworks and archival systems. Soft sculptures translate drawn forms into tactile, rounded shapes that emphasize sewing, handwork, touch, and material intimacy.
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