Photo by Carson Paradis.
UTICA SKY (GLOBE MILL) - JASON PARADIS
New Exhibit at 4 Elements Studio
Opening Reception
Sept. 6 / 6 pm
Free and open to the public
809 Court Street, Utica, NY
809 Court Street, Utica, NY
Artist Statement
In my art, there is a sense of contemplation or of reverie that speculates on fundamental mysteries – this being the result of a lot of camping under an expansive sky in the northern Canadian wilderness. There, questions emerged regarding the existence of something much larger than the immediate world. I am very interested in a moment where the past, present, and future collide. Modes of my current environment, laced with reflection, memory, and speculation, filter into the development and translation of the work. This disjunction demands a layered approach in both the meaning and implementation of the artwork. The pieces end up feeling like some sort of phenomenon (either natural or supernatural) has occurred, or is occurring. They are at once primitive, timely, and futuristic.
BIO
Jason Paradis’ work reveals a sense of contemplation on fundamental mysteries – the result of a lot of camping under an expansive sky in the northern Canadian wilderness. Originally from Canada, Paradis now lives and works in the New York area. His work has been exhibited across the United States and Canada and he was an artist in residence at Watch Hill on the Fire Island National Seashore. Paradis received a BFA from Queen’s University (Kingston, ON), an MFA from Stony Brook University (New York), and attended the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program hosted by the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
