"afternoon nap with bean"
egg tempera on panel 10in x 8in
梅森·欧文斯
Mason Owens
(b.1991 Vineland, NJ)
梅森·欧文斯Mason Owens是一位来自马里兰州巴尔的摩市的跨学科艺术家,2013年毕业于艺术大学并获得美术学士学位,期间曾赴苏格兰格拉斯哥艺术学院进行交流学习。大学毕业后七年时间一直从事农场经营、园艺及景观美化工作。在此期间,他利用业余时间逐步发展了以素描为核心的艺术创作体系。2021年起,他开始钻研蛋彩画技法,发现其天然特质与艺术美感恰与先前积累的志趣相呼应,自此持续专注于这一媒介进行创作。
欧文斯的作品坚定地立足于当代,却又与马蒂斯、博纳尔等艺术家作品中丰富的亲密主义传统相呼应。他以令人倍感亲切温暖的方式描绘自身生活与童年的片段。运用蛋彩画技法,欧文斯能以轻快灵动的笔触增删元素,试图将记忆转化为画面,捕捉这些转瞬即逝体验中的亲密感。
"the bedroom window after my nap"
egg tempera on panel, 8in x 6in, 2024
"side yard at night"
egg tempera on panel, 8in x 8in
"a good hike in Maine"
egg tempera on panel, 8in x 8in, 2024
他的画作是对日常生活细微易逝本质的体悟与珍视。那些与挚爱亲朋共度的时光尤其令他着迷——这些浸透着温暖怀旧意趣、幽默气息与孩童般好奇心的经历,在他眼中散发着静谧的魔幻光辉。当翻阅旧照或与老友叙谈时,这些记忆便再度苏醒,在斑驳光影的加持下,平凡场景中蕴藏的自然之美被赋予诗意的升华。
在每幅蛋彩画创作中,他专注于呈现漫长经历中某个独立瞬间。借助蛋彩颜料可随时增删的特性,他以游戏般的手法不断调整画面元素,既忠实记录灵感本身的私密与非凡特质,又将那些魔幻时刻的悸动精准传达给观者。
"early moon"
egg tempera on panel, 8in x 6in, 2024
"drifting"
8in x 8in, egg tempera on panel
"horse farm"
egg tempera on panel, 8in x8in, 2024
"wicker and web"
egg tempera on panel, 8in x 8in, 2024
"baron in the trees 1"
egg tempera on panel, 10in x 8in, 2024
"the only starts I saw tonight"
Egg Tempera on panel 8in x 8in 2024
"Mel in the window"
egg tempera on panel , 6in. x 8in
the cat and I waiting for breakfast
egg tempera on panel, 8in x 8in, 2024
lunch with Andrew Cranston
10in x 8in, Egg Tempera on Panel
"boy sleeping on heating vent"
egg tempera on panel 10in x 10in
"picnic in June"
Egg tempera on Panel. 7in x 5in,
"Night Swim"
Egg Tempera on Panel. 36in x 36in.
"Roadside weeds on a rainy day"
Egg Tempera on panel. 10in x 8in
"our meadow spot"
8in x 8in Egg Tempera on Panel
"Night at Walnut Hill"
Egg Tempera 8in x 8in on Panel
"two weeks at the farm"
Egg Tempera on Panel. 10in x 10in.
"mosquito net / party in the swamp"
Egg Tempera on Panel. 24in x 20in.
"View from the Upstairs Bedroom"
Egg Tempera on Panel, 36in x 36in
"little room in Maine"
Egg Tempera on Panel. 12in x 12in
"Worm Tunnels"
8 in. x 10 in. Egg Tempera on Paper Mounted on Panel 2021
本次线上展览的主题“不息”,意味着绘画语言在变革中不断演绎,生发出不同的艺术面貌,却在不息的创造中保持其深厚的文化内涵,同时,观察中国艺术家如何用自己的方式续接中华文脉,从而生生不息。
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