Hell As Seen From Heaven - Eric Jensen
48" x 96" x .5" (50 pounds)
Original mural: oil on MDO panel
Hanger-free and customizable for any hanging or framing system. Weatherized and suitable for indoor or outdoor display.
Artist Statement:My painting practice has long been rooted in a spiritual engagement with color. Initially an abstract painter, I searched for a subject matter that rooted my use of color in something tangible. I started painting portraits of trees, which expanded into other “inanimate” natural subject matter. I came to this due to an upbringing close to nature, a pessimistic view of material society, and a rejection of childhood faith that required a new foundation of value and purpose that I found in the natural world. Specifically, for me, I find meaning in the patterns and systems in the assumed “less conscious” parts of nature like plants and rocks. Examples of this include water erosion, glacial carving, coastlines, plant and fungal growth, cloud formations, geologic and volcanic events, etc. Fractal equations and the golden ratio hold some explanation to the prevalence of such patterns, and I find expanding spiritual ramifications to their ubiquitous presence. My painting practice is not an attempt to understand why these patterns exist, but to celebrate them and call attention to their intrinsic value, deep beauty, and endless mystery. Nature is not the inherent realm of human narrative: it has its own story to tell. I believe in the tactile quality of paint, and in its ability to enhance our intimate and contemplative spaces. Each of my paintings function as a simulation of complex ecosystems which serve as portals that transport the viewer deep into an experience of the natural world.
48" x 96" x .5" (50 pounds)
Original mural: oil on MDO panel
Hanger-free and customizable for any hanging or framing system. Weatherized and suitable for indoor or outdoor display.
Artist Statement:My painting practice has long been rooted in a spiritual engagement with color. Initially an abstract painter, I searched for a subject matter that rooted my use of color in something tangible. I started painting portraits of trees, which expanded into other “inanimate” natural subject matter. I came to this due to an upbringing close to nature, a pessimistic view of material society, and a rejection of childhood faith that required a new foundation of value and purpose that I found in the natural world. Specifically, for me, I find meaning in the patterns and systems in the assumed “less conscious” parts of nature like plants and rocks. Examples of this include water erosion, glacial carving, coastlines, plant and fungal growth, cloud formations, geologic and volcanic events, etc. Fractal equations and the golden ratio hold some explanation to the prevalence of such patterns, and I find expanding spiritual ramifications to their ubiquitous presence. My painting practice is not an attempt to understand why these patterns exist, but to celebrate them and call attention to their intrinsic value, deep beauty, and endless mystery. Nature is not the inherent realm of human narrative: it has its own story to tell. I believe in the tactile quality of paint, and in its ability to enhance our intimate and contemplative spaces. Each of my paintings function as a simulation of complex ecosystems which serve as portals that transport the viewer deep into an experience of the natural world.
*** We appreciate your support of the Allez program and Allez artists. Please understand your purchase is a weather-resistant outdoor art piece displayed in an urban environment for public enjoyment for the duration of the exhibit. Normal wear and tear of an outdoor art piece should be expected. There are special inherent risks, such as, mother nature, accidents, vandalism that could compromise the artwork. Allez will make every effort to protect the work during exhibition and will be available “as is” at the conclusion of the exhibit.