Jonathan Holden:

Artista

JD Holden is working with four series of artworks, “Abstract Heads”, “View from the Mies Pavilion”, “Verticals” and “Still Life (Rubbish)”.

The first series of Abstract Heads have all been women who have a connection to Barcelona. This series came out of some experimentation with the disciplines of portraiture and abstract art. A film of the sketchbook, showing the development of this series can be seen on YouTube.



The sculptures in the “View from the Mies Pavilion” series draw on the work of collage artists, and have a strong architectural bent. They are created from the point of view of a model relaxing in the Mies Pavilion, one of the most significant architectural achievements of the 20th Century, with another important piece of Barcelona architecture in the distance.



The “Verticals” series are more traditional paint on canvas artworks, with the acrylic being applied with carton strips in vertical movements. The first series is based on men working around Barcelona.



“Still Life (Rubbish)” moves the genre into three dimensional pieces, some sculptural in quality, and asks questions about our relationship to consumerism and issues of packaging, marketing and beauty.



Links: Jonathan´s Website / e-mail me