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Jonathan Faber, Blanket, oil on canvas, 48 x 42 1/2 in.
Jonathan Faber, Segment, oil on canvas, 34 x 54 1/2 in.
Jonathan Faber, Sequence, 2012, pastel on paper, 19 1/4 x 13 in.
Presence, 2012, Jonathan Faber, pastel on paper, 22 x 30 in.
High on Fire 2, Jonathan Faber, pastel on paper, 22 x 30 in.
Broadcast, 2012, Jonathan Faber, oil on canvas, 66 1/4 x 57 in.
Bust, 2010, Jonathan Faber, oil on canvas, 24 x 21 in.
Bouquet, 2012, Jonathan Faber, oil on canvas, 24 x 21 in.
Overdub, 2012, Jonathan Faber, oil on canvas, 24 x 21 in.
Veneer, 2011, Jonathan Faber, oil on canvas, 42 x 52 in.
Wake, 2012, Jonathan Faber, oil on canvas, 39 x 49 1/2 in.
Extract, 2011, Jonathan Faber, oil on canvas, 32 x 42 1/2 in.
Scully B, 2011, Jonathan Faber, oil on canvas, 32 x 42 1/2 in.

Jonathan Faber

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Statement

I find painting to be a process, a dedication of time to an experiment, or a problem with an unknown conclusion. To me, the best thing a painting can do is to create something new, visually, that provides a new way of looking at a subject or object. I like the idea that paintings can open eyes and change peoples' understanding of what they see. I have always been fascinated with how one thing can mean another depending on how it is presented and in what context it exists.

The work that I make occupies a space between representation and abstraction, where form and color merge not to create an allusion to a tangible place, but a suggestion of invention through recalled experiences. The spatial relationships present themselves as fractured, semblances of memories, where nearly recognizable forms emerge and dissipate against a shifting ground.