Smoke Rings Looks From Distance
Acrylic, oil pastel and pencil on wood; Unique; Signed & Dated
Size: 61 x 122cm; 2009
Price ($): 2000 (+ Shipping)
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Jesse Reno was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA in 1974 and he currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Jesse Reno is a self taught painter mainly working with mixed medias such as acrylic, oil pastel and coloured pencils on wood and canvas.
Jesse Reno's work mainly centers around and explores the increasing divide between humans and nature and in his work he strives to re-call the wild origins of the human soul. Iconic beasts such as birds and snakes merge with humans and we feel sympathy and compassion towards his trapped and out of place hybrid figures.
About the process of his work the artist says...
"this is the story that tells itself to me, the weight of personal truth regardless of its outcome. My work acts for no reason other than to convey an inner struggle for expression... simple and direct. open for interpretation. always with purpose. words mispelled left out just like real thinking, the disconnected string of thoughts that guides the day. this is my expression.. 200 times this year ive painted random layers of self introspection and visualization.. expanding and growing through trial and error. the paintings thicken with purpose as time goes on with each new thought learned, and each layer created, confirmed, rethought, re identified, and tested until it is true or removed.
I approach painting with random intentions to give a sense of natural order.. its integral to my process, as well as my intentions. i attempt to find meaning thru seperating myself from my thougths and then following them thru my actions. i generally work on 5 to 10 paintings at all times so i can jump between them all, and stay busy i try not to get to caught up with any one piece until it nears its end. i feel this keeps my self editing more honest, it keeps me from getting to atatched to one idea, and allows me to move on to follow rather than lead my thoughts. this is what i strive for more than anything in process, following what i see. i generally work on pieces in many small sessions so my assessments are new and fresh each time i sit down to work a piece. in the final stages i tend to make sense of the imagery and add any final touches. often it isnt until a painting is almost completely finished that i understand its meaning
My art relates to primitivism in the purest sense, it comes from within with strong belief. The images search for pureness in expression and connection beyond language... As in primitive cultures my creations remain pure as if they are my visual diaries, free from the concerns of technique, preconceived ideas, meaning, or concern for what has come before... they come from within, and manifest as expressions of the world that surrounds, like gods created in ones own image, a reflection of self..."
Solo Exhibitions:
2009: Nemo Design, Portland, OR “Rooted in Stars and Magic” - Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. “When Free Will Becomes Destiny” - Lunar Boy Gallery, Astoria, OR - Pi Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO - Adidas Store, Portland, OR - Gallery Roth, San Diego, CA
2008: Crude Things Gallery, Portland, OR - Destroy Store, Portland, OR
2007: BLK/MRKT Gallery, Culver City, CA - The Life, Portland, OR - Local 35, Portland, OR - Pi Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2006: Local 35, Portland, OR - Zeitgeist Gallery, Portland, OR, "100 paintings 500sq ft" - Pi Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO, "Personal History"
2005: Fix Gallery, Portland, OR - Milk Studio, Portland, OR - Corridor Gallery, Seattle, WA, "Feral Visions" - Local 35, Portland, OR - Backspace, Portland, OR
2004: New American Casuals, Portland, OR - Milk Studio, Portland, OR - The ID Gallery, Easton, PA - Blah Blah Gallery, Plano, TX, "Politically Motivated