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Jonathan Lane was educated in the UK at Chelsea School of Art and graduated from Brighton University, 1998. |
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a fragile world, London 09 The natural world is my reference point; the more I consider it, the stronger my faith in the continuity of life becomes, and the stronger my vision in paint. I gather information about it in order to expand my art, meditating, disentangling and re-arranging in order to invent, simplify and clarify - focusing, for example, on a passage of closely-observed foliage, progressively adjusting integral values using sketches and photos - until I arrive in my mind at the 'essential' composition. My aim is not to comment: I leave that to my paintings. Like nature, the paint medium is a symbol of anguish and hope. It is capable of stripping both subject and viewer to an elemental state. This is what I strive to achieve in my own work, without dogma or trends to lead me. Painting for me is an intuitive and intimate exploration, which has led me to various approaches and subjects - some now rejected, some that have left their mark and others offering a way forward. |
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Répétitions avec Branford, 08.08 Pour l'édition 2008 du festival Jazz in Marciac, l'artiste Jonathan Lane expose une série de toiles basée sur l'observation du saxophoniste Branford Marsalis pendant ses séances d'entra”nement. Il s'agit d'un voyage de la musique vers la peinture. "Répéter constitue une technique en soi Ð le besoin impérieux de progresser crée cet élan qui traverse l'art. Une répétition n'a rien de spectaculaire ; le plus grand ma”tre y redevient élève. Branford donne le ton ; le son trouve une manifestation physique. Sur les passages où le musicien trébuche, lorsqu'il répète encore et encore une séquence, jusqu'à la fluidité, je trouve mes motifs-clés." |
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Maiden Voyage An artist boards a train in Paris, one of a a growing number that carry him to and from the object and source of love in his life, and now it is a new departure. This is the maiden voyage of Eurostar to his home town of London, a touchstone of what went before and a new beginning. Hurtling through a landscape of ideas and creation, surrounded by bored businessmen and women, propelled by a cleaner power that requires no effort of one's own, being part of a new connection as he and Britain reach out to a wider world. A door that opened for him in the light and enlightenment and wonder of Fez - where he met her and took a fresh direction. On track. Heading some place. |
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Solo Shows Tarbes, France, avril 2009 "un monde fragile" Marciac,France, août 2008 "Répétitions avec Branford" Ganton St. London W1, March 2008 "Maiden Voyage" Orientalist Gallery, Fes, Morocco, July 2007 "Fès, intime" 34 Marshall Street, London W1, September 2006 "Selected Recent Work 05-06" Farm W5, London W5, October 2005 "Venice in Pastel" 44 Monmouth Street, London "Between 2 landscapes - New York and Tuscany", November 2004 Galleria Comunale, Barga, Italy "Garfagnana", May 2004 groupe, Galleria Comunale, Barga, Italy, Dec. 2003 "Senza Confini" The English Garden, London SW3, June 2003 "Wall Street Wallpaper" Ealing Gallery, London
"Go Venice", October 2002 |
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Group Shows Whitechapel Contemporary Gallery, London "The City", November 2001 The Gallery, Cowcross Street, London "Justart '98", November 1998 |
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Jonathan has also undertaken a number of commissions throughout this time, including works and displays for Richard Corrigan, the artist's patron and celebrated London restauranteur - of which a number may be viewed at his flagship restaurant, "The Lindsey House". |
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