In case you have been to tear open a tattered matchbox, what would possibly you discover hidden in its confines? And what’s lurking behind organic renderings and ads? Jason Limon imagines a playful world during which classic illustrations are the colourful veneer concealing an unlimited, three-dimensional universe populated by skeletons.
The San Antonio-based artist has lengthy painted otherworldly scenes dominated by life after demise, when bony figures are stripped of their identities and as a substitute operate as nameless entities. Tapping into emotion and private expertise, Limon continues to conjure the uncanny via a cheeky strategy to one of the vital common symbols.
In his most up-to-date works mixing acrylic and oil paints, the artist houses in on phantasm, choosing a trompe-l’œil approach. Many characteristic a torn ingredient, as if paper has been ripped away to disclose an in any other case invisible world beneath. Whereas Limon integrated this impact in earlier works, it’s propelled his observe as of late as a result of it affords more room for experimentation.
“It took a bit to press the brakes on how I work, however I deliberately determined to sluggish the tempo of how I create the artwork whereas additionally making an attempt to maintain just a little little bit of playfulness,” he says. “As I play with portray within the background, it has taught me to loosen up in quite a lot of methods. In some unspecified time in the future sooner or later, the 2 identities will creatively and visually merge as one.”
Originals and prints can be found in Limon’s store, and you may comply with his observe on Instagram.
