Exhibit: Dreamcraft: Find Answers from the Mythopoetic Realm
So much of Jasonās art is not for them. Theyāve surrendered to be a tool to translate source into form. Often it is not until someone sees the work that Jason knows why they were called to paint it. Theyāre committed to getting more of their art out to more people, as they know there are messages in each piece for people to receive.
They were recently asked about why they continue to paint big even though the cost and logistics are much more complex. Their answer came easefully and immediately - ābecause I had a dream about what to paint, I know I will die if I donāt get it out of me.ā
This exhibition is one that will feature big, powerful, colorful, and challenging paintings. All works for this exhibition are completed. The size range for the paintings ranges from 24ā x 18ā x 72ā x 108ā. The larger pieces weigh up to 45 pounds.
Artist Statement
It took nearly dying in a motorcycle accident to get art school drop-out Jason Hanson to paint again. After regaining the ability to walk and most of the function in their hands, they found themself in an empty St. Louis art studio after quitting a 20-year career in tech. Jason knew they had to get the dreams they were having onto canvas before they consumed them.
Jasonās work explores the liminal space between the dream world and waking life. Every time they translate a scene from dreams into life, it contains a message for someone meant to find it. Pushing the societal boundaries that condition and bind us, Jason invites us to accept our whole selves by lifting up the people - the parts of us - that we reject, deny, and hide from one another.
Jasonās edge as an artist is always to surrender more. The more they surrender to be used by source, the more messages from source flow through them.
60 x 108 inches (152 x 274 cm)
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 2023