Michigan native Jorin Bossen is set to exhibit work at the
Upper West. Known for its delicious cuisine, the Santa Monica restaurant
features art on the walls and brings in a new artist every few months. The solo
exhibition entitled "Notes on Gesture" will feature twenty-five
artworks.
Image: Thin White Duke (Red), 2016, oil, acrylic, and pastel pencil on canvas board 10 x 8 in.
“The Upper West is a
lovely restaurant and I am very excited and honored to show with them, said
Bossen. “The walls and lighting really showcase the art.” He added that the
food was delicious and staff was extremely friendly. He said he was looking
forward to the opening. “I will be showing works that fall under the umbrella
of contemporary figurative, along with a few works from my western series.”
Bossen was raised by artists. Inspired by his father, a
photographer and his mother a ceramicist, he was drawn to art since he was a
child. His parents would provide paper with colored pencils and it kept him
busy for hours. “My
brother and I would draw fantastical scenarios. He moved on to other interests,
but I kept with it.” Bossen eventually started painting in his junior year at Kalamazoo
College. Now his process includes drawing, photography first, but he will also
use a computer as a starting point for many of his works, but added, that the
final product is painting.
Sound Salvation (Elvis Costello) 2017 oil, acrylic and pastel pencil on canvas 30 X 24 in.
When asked what
inspires him, he replied, “I look for images that interest me. I take these
from photos that I take or friends’ photos, as well as magazine, and movie
stills, pretty much from anything that I feel drawn to. Whenever he starts a
new painting, these are go-to images for him. “I will look through these images
to see what I am drawn to, what about them I currently find most interesting.
Sometimes it is the facial expressions, or how figures interact with one
another, it might be a gesture or a mood that the figure conveys.” Then he
creates sketches of the paintings first, either by hand or on the computer.
Once he has decided on the layout, the work begins.
When asked what type of paint he prefers, he
replied, “I’ve used a variety of
mediums. I currently use oil and acrylic. Different types of paint have
different qualities that I find useful for varying techniques, but the lushness
and depth of oil is my favorite.”
"Notes
on Gesture" opens at the Upper West on Sunday
April 28th, 2019 from 4-7pm. The artist Jorin Bossen, will be in
attendance at the Upper West (3321 Pico Boulevard,Santa Monica 90404;
310 586-1111; https://theupperwest.com/;
http://www.jorinbossen.com/
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