I believe in hard inquiry into the old reality, in facing up and facing out, what I choose in regard to Vietnam, Brittany, New Orleans (unified and compromised in colonialism), and with regard to Edgar Allan Poe and the Vietnam Veterans Against the War gathered at Valley Forge, 1970.
With an MFA from Queens College, CUNY, My direct contact is jirishart@aol.com, Past solo exhibitions may be viewed at locksgallery.com
Paintings and ceramics
I have learned a range of mediums from masters and books that have significance in art history, often using the medium to carry out the message. Among these are egg tempera, cast paper, gouache, and ink washes.
I do on-site paintings, interiors, site-specific architectural panels, tapestries, ceiling paintings, large-
Paintings and ceramics
I have learned a range of mediums from masters and books that have significance in art history, often using the medium to carry out the message. Among these are egg tempera, cast paper, gouache, and ink washes.
I do on-site paintings, interiors, site-specific architectural panels, tapestries, ceiling paintings, large-scale tableaus, small sculpted still-life pieces, and decorative arts.
Theatre drops and house museums
In a 2018 installation presented by Philadelphia Contemporary, I explored themes of colonialism, opulence, and the futility of overseas American conflicts, and anti-war activists. Through partnerships, I transformed the Lemon Hill mansion into a floor-to-ceiling installation with imageries of past and presen
Theatre drops and house museums
In a 2018 installation presented by Philadelphia Contemporary, I explored themes of colonialism, opulence, and the futility of overseas American conflicts, and anti-war activists. Through partnerships, I transformed the Lemon Hill mansion into a floor-to-ceiling installation with imageries of past and present, east and west, and war and peace.
Lemon Hill became a space to reflect on activism's role in rectifying history's mistakes and art's power to envision scientific frontiers. My work includes 24 tapestry paintings that unite into one monumental theater backdrop. Dimensions variable. See other images below.
A NEW STUDIO
My last show at Locks Gallery featured work done here -
a pole barn surrounded by apple orchards. This beautiful studio in South Central Pennsylvania allows me to accomplish painting in all scales and ceramic sculpture. I keep a studio in Philadelphia, where my work can be contemplated. In the last four months in Philadelphia, I have been creating a distemper on muslin 20 foot work.
Presented by Philadelphia Contemporary. Working in partnership Fairmouint Park Commission and Friends of Lemon Hill.
8 x 20 feet, wall panels. Egg tempera on canvas.
7 x 17 x 12" low-fire whiteware, china paint, etc.
Presented by Philadelphia Contemporary. Working in partnership Fairmouint Park Commission and Friends of Lemon Hill.
Fabric Workshop and Museum in collaboration with the Clay Studio. Ceramic floor, ceramic vessels, fabric. 10' cubed.
Proposed Stage Drop -
Winter Soldier, 2019-2023
26 x 26 feet Dimensions Variable (16 x 16 feet show here)
I am creating Renaissance-style tapestry cartoons (on muslin in distemper) to juxtapose, to display some of the cultural sources and resonances of this violence (for example the stoning of St. Stephen or the images of supplication, as a place holder for pleading for life).
50 x 60 inches, distemper and oil on linen (incorporated into Proposed State Drop - Winter Soldier)
oil on linen (clear gesso ground), 50 x 56 inches
oil on linen (clear gesso ground), 50 x 56 inches
distemper and oil on linen, 50 x 60 inches (incorporated into Proposed State Drop - Winter Soldier)
oil and distemper on linen, 56 x 72 inches
oil on linen (clear gesso ground), 50 x 56 inches
oil on linen (clear gesso ground), 50 x 56 inches
oil on linen (clear gesso ground), 50 x 56 inches (text see Books)
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