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Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

American, b. 1961

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.

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Artist: Jimi Gleason
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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Geometric Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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.
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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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.
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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

JACK
By Jimi Gleason
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings edged with electric bands of color.
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2010s Abstract Jimi Gleason Abstract Paintings

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Silver

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JG 46
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JG 44
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