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Parris JaruThe Squares that Define - Abstract Versus Figurative Painting in Blue and Yellow2019
2019
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Parris Jaru's The Squares that Define is a 48 x 34-inch abstract oil paint, with bright yellow, and blue colors. The surface is defined by a thick impasto of paint, made with plant based pigments that Jaru collects during his long exploratory trips through India. Though the overall composition is abstract, there is a perception of figuration that resembles an animal, like a lama.
The artist writes, "The Square that Defines is about a desert landscape set in a field of color, discovering ancient structures and culture by viewing from the heart."
NY-born Parris Jaru comes from a Jamaican, Blackfoot Nation, and Arawak Nation background from both his parents. His work is informed by the vivid colors and imagery experienced in his childhood years spent in the coastal town of St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. His exploratory journeys in India enriched his work with a sensibility to natural plant-based pigments that he grinds with oils for his paintings.
In his Brooklyn studio, Jaru brings all these cultural inspirations together. His entire body of work is informed by an intentional childlike, faux-naïve style, constantly shifting between figurative and abstraction. Even though at times, Jaru has been working on somber and entirely figure-free paintings, most of his work is defined by poignantly colored and playful surrealistic figures. Jaru often draws his figures with a continuous line emerging from a thick impasto of paint made with powders of Sea Algae, Hibiscus, Gymnema Sylvestre, and Turmeric.
Related keywords: Caribbean Artist, Brooklyn Artist, Native American, Abstract Painting, Colorful Painting.
- Creator:Parris Jaru (1973, Jamaican)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 31 in (78.74 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
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