I have never really been interested in abstract art until recently when I made a visit to the Los Angeles County Museum. The exhibit there really opened up a new window to the wonders of abstract art for me. Since I have done an abstract piece of my own and enjoyed the process an the outcome. Through researching technique in this field i stumbled upon Jonas Gerard. Jonas Gerard is an renowned abstract painter. His works are filled with color and life. Jonas was born in Casablanca, Morroco. And now he lives in the Asheville, NC and runs a large studio there. He works with Acrylics on canvas, and also works in sculptural aspects. This piece titled "Golden Force" really caught my eye. The lack of cool colors really gives it a strong and brute portrayal. The canvas is 40x40. The texture in the piece really gives the eye a sense of direction even though it is abstract. Jonas really executes his pieces as though the painting had been there on the canvas all along, or rather the canvas was waiting to be brought to life by the hands of Jonas. His pieces also have a feeling of culture, and home. I am excited to see what else I will discover in this new found appreciation of abstraction and hope I will be successful in attempting it myself.
"I don't know where I am going, but somehow I know how to get there, all along discovering the way...My goal is to delve deeper into this mystery of "not knowing" so as to open all possibilities." Jonas Gerard
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