New Release - Edge Of Solace

Jason Matias Proudly Presents: Edge Of Solace

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Edge of Solace

This scene is as much painting as photograph. It is a scene I’ve longed for but never found and, finally, allowed my creativity to rend reality. Edge of Solace is an idea I’ve carried with me for a long time but I feel that it was Seattle and the Northwest that gave me the inspiration and the building blocks to bring it to life. All the elements in Edge of Solace were captured in Seattle and Mercer Island making it a true work of the Pacific Northwest and a statement about my time here. 

As I strive to visualize and create this idea of Comfortable Isolation I find myself drawn to water and what it represents: renewal, neutrality, energy. In psychology, the ego is referred to as a pool of energy. Too often, I visit my ego when it is roiling, dry, or as hard as ice. In my meditations, I imagine myself on the shore of my ego and I will it to be vast. The Edge of Solace is my reminder to self to visit here often, to meditate on my experiences, to check-in with my feelings, and to keep this place vibrant and full.

Edge of Solace is an edition of 50 available starting at 60" (1.5m). See more examples of the work and request a quote at www.jasonmatias.com/edge-of-solace

A long way from your local art festival

This is a long way from a state art festival 

I've been to an expo or two in the last six years of my career but enjoying an art show and showing your own work on the big stage were very different experiences. Instead of meeting artists and gallery representatives, I met people from all over the country and world who flew to New York City specifically to purchase art. I had fun conversations with collectors from Miami and challenging conversations with Architects from Bejing.

Not So Nude, Nudes

Over the course of four days, I saw hundreds of people take pictures with "Left Alone." It is a wonderful feeling of validation after spending so much time not believing I could do this sort of work. 

Left Alone

Also an aria, of sorts. Left Alone is my favorite saxophone solo. A 1978 piece by Archie Shepp. The model for both of these is the beautiful Angelina Aho. 

On exhibit here at the same 6'x4' size as Aria. Both pieces are editions of 15 and start at 36" in height. 

One "Left Alone" (the red and white) was collected at the show and another is on it's way to Maimi. Aria is being packed and shipped this weekend forits new home. 

Aria

The piece that named the collection as a whole. An ariais a piece of music written for a solo artist, think opera. That powerful performance is how I think of these photographs. 

Here was shown a 72x48 edition mounted to acrylic with a recessed frame. 

Upcoming events

Next up for the year is Art Expo Santa Fe, July 12-15th. I'll be showing the landscapes. It is still up in the air at the moment, more to come on that later. Later this year I will show both the landscapes and the nudes in San Diego and Miami in October and December.