Jason Rouse
My work touches on the duality of past and present in art in relation to technology, playing on the preconceptions of the spectator and importance of their personal interpretation.
In painting, I see the medium’s unavoidable history not as a hindrance, but as a crutch from which to establish contemporary concepts. Uninhabited scenes such as environments tailored for simulated violence are sourced from popular ego-shooter computer games, creating an uneasy tension eerily glorified in paint.
The paintings deal with fictitious locations, but it is through the traditional approach to the handling of paint that the spectator is allowed to engage in the suggested reality of the source image, each bringing their own personal interpretation. Suddenly the paintings become politically charged, or nostalgic, or provoke fear. The paint allows the location to exist.
email: jason@jasonrouse.co.uk
website: jasonrouse.co.uk
phone: 07749980174