Opening Reception / 7 pm / October 8, 2011
Exhibit Runs Until November 5, 2011

RESET/PLAY
Text by Gou de Jesus

Painter Jason Moss reclaims the human condition through a re-imagining of form, function and values, as he decodes and reconstructs old film photographs on canvas. The timeworn is honored anew on at least two levels. First, in mimicking the originality of the film grab, Moss engages his audience in a reflexive ritual, weaving ample visual cues in the paintings themselves as to his process and technique. Second, the re-rendering of memorable filmic moments celebrates light and shadow in a rich and bold palette—uncharacteristic Moss, some might say, but arguably a playful Moss, who breaks out of his aesthetic mannerisms into a deeper world within that resonates with many a movie moment.

And Moss is pleased with his romanticized versions of photographs, a collection that brings to the fore his own journey through time and its markers: triumphs, losses, mistakes and corrections. The self-critic/teacher also emerges in their creation, as Moss formulates commentaries on measurement and proportion embedded in the canvas, which in turn reflect perspectives of learning, stored thought and images. The paintings are equally informed by transitions and good doses of humor echoing the intrigues and uncertainties that plague every artist’s act of creation.