Join us at Studio 2846

Please join us the evening of Saturday, April 6 from 5-10 p.m. for a showing of Wallace's latest work at his Chicago studio, across from historic Humboldt Park.

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Writings

A poem written by the artist during the process of completing a recent work, The Rapture of Recognition.

There are pieces that flirt across the minds eye

that find,

purchase without cause,

vibrating in breathless anticipation

 coupling thus in enlightened understanding.

Pierced by fragmented thought

woven in tempered beauty,

a tapestry reveals in intricate touch, 

this message unspoken.

Now one stands truly alone,

  in unerring silence,

born of singular need,

 listening.

The whispering of secrets held so tight

as to be unwavering. 

--J.D.W. 

 

Work Continues: The Rapture of Recognition

To uncover the finished image that becomes the painting is to work on multiple levels at each instant, grabbing disparate fragments of color and shape and imbuing them with tension so that by the very end of this dance of endless hours of weaving harmonic vibrations together there is a surface that vibrates, alive and rich, revealing the intent within.

Yet, in this process there are only fragments of recollection and it is by unending faith that I continue to travel in this labyrinth of forgotten memories laid down before in recollecting conversation. Conscious always of the peril that lies ahead as both an artist and an observer.

--J.D.W.

Work in Progress: The Rapture of Recognition

If you follow @Studio2846 on Twitter, earlier this month you would have seen Jonathan share a photograph of one of his current works in progress, tentatively titled "The Rapture of Recognition". The work shown to the left of the photograph above shows the progress that has been made on the piece in the last few weeks.

Jonathan is now at the stage of glazing both this and the larger work to the right of the photograph. "The process of glazing is very intense," Wallace explains, "once it is laid down there is no removing it; I can only go forward. It's a delicate dance and an emotionally exhausting process. This process is part of what gives the paintings their depth, and this quality of inner light."