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1AN EXHIBITION BY JASON PARKER
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OVERWHELMED BY IT ALL
An Exhibition by Jason Parker.
Packed full of emotion, a narrative of
beauty and struggle; ‘Overwhelmed by it
all’ is an ambiguous tale of what it means
to be alive today.
Jason Parker will present to us this
intriguing solo exhibition, that is sure to
make you think, feel, and see more than
ever before.
Hosted by the Juddy Roller Gallery.
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AN INTRODUCTION
“Life as we know it...
It is the greatest of gifts. Every part of this collectively individual predetermined
existence in which you carve out your own path amongst a community 7 billion strong.
A community loosely strung together with fibre optic cables and data packages.
Can you stream Kinship? Are you able to download true connection?
Or are we destined to wander these unknown information highways? Where we struggle
to stay afloat the constant stream of content.
The floodgates are open and there is no closing them.
How are we to cope? For how long can we struggle against the tide?
At what point do we find ourselves lost out at sea? Stranded, overwhelmed and numb.
7 billion micro-universes, each one complex, unique and home to an untold amount of
ideas, stories and beliefs ready to be uploaded and distributed to the masses.
The information age is well and truly upon us.
Overwhelmed, isolated and completely surrounded. Ain’t it such a contradiction much
like the rest of life”.
Jason has chosen weeds, vines and scenes of isolation amongst other things to depict
the feelings expressed above.
The symbolism of flowering weeds spoke volumes to Jason, deceptively beautiful, yet
can easily creep up and take over, overwhelming their surroundings.
Despite his chosen narrative and content, Jason’s optimism seeps through in the
vibrancy of his chosen colour pallet, the resilience present in the subjects he chooses
and the ironic beauty of the flowering weeds.
Packed full of emotion a tale of beauty and struggle ‘overwhelmed by it all’ is an
ambiguous tale of what it means to be alive today.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jason Parker is a fine artist/mural
artist from New Zealand living
in Melbourne Australia painting
visual metaphor-type portraits and
scenarios. His work is designed
to be ambiguously evocative and
emotive, rendering the spirit, states
of consciousness, and capturing the
moments in-between. Feelings that
language fails to capture. Working
from his studio at Juddy Roller in
Fitzroy, his work takes him from
the confines of his studio, into the
galleries and out onto the streets
where he can be found painting large
scale murals.
Instagram @jasonparkerart
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HIDEOUT
Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 84 x 59 cm. $1500.
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I’M SORRY MY HANDS ARE TIED
Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.
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STRUGGLING TO STAY ABOVE WATER
Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.
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HAZE
Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame 59 x 84 cm. $1500.
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LOST IN THOUGHT
Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.
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OVERWHELMED
Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.
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HEARTBURN
Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.
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HEARTBURN II
Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500
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GIVE ME A SEC
Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 84 x 59 cm. $1500.
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WHERE TO FROM HERE
Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 43 cm. $900.
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HEADACHE
Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 50 x 59 cm. $800.
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IS IT OVER YET?
Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper, mounted between perspex and framed. 120 x 127.5 cm. $2900.
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OUT OF SIGHT
Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper, mounted between perspex and framed. 46 x 154 cm. $2450.
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THROUGH THE HAZE Oil Painting on Wood Panel. 50.5 x 41 cm. $750.
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RED 1
Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.
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RED 2
Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.
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RED 3
Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.
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RED 4
Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.
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RED 5
Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.
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IS IT OVER YET (PRINT)
Giclee print on musem grade stock. 50 x 50 cm. $120.
Juddy Roller Studios222A-226 Johnston St,
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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