Throughout his career, painter Jimi Gleason has explored the relationship between color, light and space and how the viewer perceives each. Like reflections off a water’s surface, it has been said that Gleason’s iridescent abstract paintings appear to “shift,” creating an almost “meditative experience.”
Gleason was born in 1961 in Newport Beach, California. In 1985, he graduated with a BA in Fine Art from the University of California, Berkeley. Following graduation, Gleason became a printmaker at the San Franciso Art Institute and worked as a studio assistant to renowned abstract painter Ed Moses.
In 1987, Gleason moved to New York City, where he worked as a photo assistant to his high school friend, photographer Matt Sees. During that period, Gleason learned a great deal about the photo development process, which inspired his signature luminescent painting technique. “...I kept seeing these Cibachrome prints, big shiny photos,” he said. “I wanted to bring some of that back into painting, to steal it back.”
To achieve the unique, reflective qualities of his paintings, Gleason uses silver nitrate mixed with acrylic paints applied to chemically treated, acrylic-coated canvas. While there is a provocative interplay of color and texture at work, the surface of each piece acts as a mirror that also interacts with light, creating different perceptive experiences for the viewer.
Over the years, numerous galleries, such as the William Turner Gallery in Santa Monica, have exhibited Gleason's work. His art is also held in public and private collections, including Dakota Studios in New York, Hilton Headquarters in McLean, Virginia, and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation and Sun America, Kaufman Broad Home Corporation in Los Angeles.
On 1stDibs, find original Jimi Gleason paintings, mixed media works and other art.
$38,000
The Wedge
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason's paintings are enigmatic. They emphasize seductive surfaces, which reveal no trace of traditional paint application. These mysterious surfaces are highly reactive to li...
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$23,000
Inside Out
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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Pieces of Light
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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Lucky Star
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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$29,000
Bell's Mirage
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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Ghost Rider
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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Milucky
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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High Tide
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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Liquid Light
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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Plane Image (KinE)
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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King of Hearts
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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Inner Space
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings edged with electric bands of color.
Silver
$23,000
Untitled
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Like water, Gleason’s surfaces are quietly in motion, their iridescent paints subtly shifting hues as light plays across them. In each of the canvases, sharp diagonals bifurcate the ...
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Water Lilies
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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$29,000
Gateway
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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Shadow Flyer
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason has spent his career exploring the reflective possibilities of a painterly surface. “By using an iridescent surface coat, I have managed to create visual spaces that res...
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JJK/Brooklyn
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings edged with electric bands of color.
Silver
$750
H 16.15 in W 20.08 in D 1.78 in
Insightful Intent: Calm Dog Painting, Abstract Expressionist, Framed Gold
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: BLUE - Insightful Intent Painting Animal Dog Modern Gold Contemporary Striking Invest Bold Classic Joy Original One-of-a-kind This painting forms part of an artwork series c...
Gold
$600
H 24.02 in W 24.02 in D 0.79 in
Golden Thread - Painting Abstract Expression Gilding Calm Ocean Blue Abundance
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Golden Thread Golden Thread - Painting Abstract Expression Gilding Calm Ocean Blue Abundance Gold In this piece, I've embraced the dance of harmony and flow. With featherli...
Gold Leaf
$657
H 16.15 in W 16.15 in D 1.58 in
Nicky Chubb, A Beautiful Silver Summer Day, Original Tree Painting, Pop Art
By Nicky Chubb
Located in Deddington, GB
Nicky Chubb A Beautiful Silver Summer Day Original Landscape Painting Acrylic Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 41cm x W 41cm x D 4cm Sold Unframed Free Shipping A Beautiful Silver Sum...
Silver
$1,380
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
El Xitle, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Alejandro Legorreta
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Copper paint and Acrylic on canvas 150x100cm Signed and dated on the back About the artist Alejandro Legorreta...
Copper
$1,380
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
La Cueva, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Alejandro Legorreta
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Copper paint and Acrylic on canvas 150x100cm Signed and dated on the back About the artist Alejandro Legorreta...
Copper
$2,646
H 47.25 in W 55.12 in D 0.12 in
"Night Watch". Series "Vibrations of the Earth"
By Mariia Voronchak
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting reveals a state of vigilant coexistence with the rhythms of the planet, where movement and stillness merge into a single breath. The image of the horse appears not as a...
Silver
$2,646
H 47.25 in W 55.12 in D 0.12 in
Inner Shore. Series "Vibrations of the Earth"
By Mariia Voronchak
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Inner Shore” is a space where light and silence meet to support inner balance. It holds no boundaries, yet provides a subtle anchor, allowing one to exist in their own rhythm withou...
Silver
$1,425
H 24 in W 24 in
Eternal Sunsets Sacred Feminine - Meditative Abstract Pink Geometric Painting
By Jason DeMeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
Gold Leaf
$2,488
H 25.6 in W 17.72 in D 1.42 in
Original-Primary Blue-White Butterfly-British Awarded Artist-Free frame service
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
This painting comes with a free custom-made framing service and lowest flat-rate £22-25 worldwide shipping via Royal Mail; it would be insured during shipping. On top of that, it als...
Silver
$2,012Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.2 in
Original Set Primary Blue series-Summer Cat-White Butterfly-BritishAward Artist
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
This special Set offer includes two original oil and silver leaf on canvas -White Butterfly -Moonlit Blue Cat White Butterfly is one of Shizico Yi's latest projects, inspired by Japa...
Silver
$1,380
H 59.06 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
El Espejo sobre la Piedra, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Alejandro Legorreta
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Copper paint and Acrylic on canvas 150x100cm Signed and dated on the back About the artist Alejandro Legorreta...
Copper
$1,425
H 24 in W 24 in
Eternal Sunsets PULSE: - Meditative Radiant Magenta Pink Abstract Painting
By Jason DeMeo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
Gold Leaf
Blue Moon Low Tide
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Phoenix, AZ
The surfaces of Jimi Gleason’s paintings have always responded to both the light and space of the environment they are in. Working with shimmery pearlescent paints and mirror-like si...
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Yellow Muse
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
silver nitrate deposit and acrylic on canvas.
Silver
6 is 9
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings edged with electric bands of color.
Silver
Shadow Moon
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings edged with electric bands of color.
Silver
Untitled
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Phoenix, AZ
silver deposit and acrylic on canvas
Silver
Yellow Gold Reveal
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Phoenix, AZ
silver deposit and acrylic on canvas
Silver
Terre
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Phoenix, AZ
silver deposit and acrylic on canvas
Silver
Air
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Phoenix, AZ
silver deposit and acrylic on canvas signature, title, year, dimensions on verso
Silver
JG 46
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Phoenix, AZ
silver deposit and acrylic on canvas signature, title, year on verso
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
JG 44
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Phoenix, AZ
silver deposit and acrylic on canvas signature, title, year on verso
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Like water, Gleason’s surfaces are quietly in motion, their iridescent paints subtly shifting hues as light plays across them. In each of the canvases, sharp diagonals bifurcate the ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Like water, Gleason’s surfaces are quietly in motion, their iridescent paints subtly shifting hues as light plays across them. In each of the canvases, sharp diagonals bifurcate the ...
Canvas, Acrylic