JASON ENGELBART

The source of my inspiration can be found in the masterpieces of the High Baroque from 1650 to 1720 and the Late Baroque.Driven by my search for the perfect moment, the moment of perfect love, the divine, I trace these values especially in the masterpieces of the baroque art epoch. Using my characteristic digital painting technique, developed over the years, I abstract selected original baroque works of Guido Reni, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Johannes Zick and others by superimposing picture levels, blurring, overpainting and re-composing them. In the work process, my very own flowing structures and pictorial rhythms emerge, while the original color composition remains largely untouched. In sum, colour and form transform into a single aesthetic-abstract event that is experienced on a purely emotional level as a holy moment.My Works invite the viewer to consider the spaces of our lives that we are able to perceive at a subtle level, but that which we often forget or ignore in our day to day. In a restless and at times superficial world, I would like to remind us of the love, the freedom and joy as our natural birthright. My artworks are a testament to a cultivation of wholesome, human qualities, for positive change and development, which I state as my principle artistic vision.The underlying historical works thereby experience a current dimension of perception while at the same time creating the impression of a déjà-vu when contemplating my abstract neo paintings. Through this form of digitally painterly, an abstract re-staging of the Baroque painting, I build a finely balanced bridge to contemporary art without disenchanting.

JASON ENGELBARTBorn 1960 in GermanyStudy 1980 – 1984 I Study at the academy ALSTERDAMM – SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS & DESIGN Hamburg I GermanyMaster Class of Professor Lothar WalterDegree in Art and DesignAfter his graduation Engelbart worked primarily as a Creative Director in design studios. 1989 he founded his own design agency DIE BOTSCHAFT, Hamburg I Berlin. At the end of 2009, Engelbart handed over the agency to his three managing partners and started his second career as a professional artist.Since 2010, Jason Engelbart has focused entirely on his artistic work. In the years that follow, he develops his own personal artistic signature. In 2011 Engelbart begins to experiment with the various tools of the Photoshop program. He thus lays the foundation for his abstract digital Neo Paintings.