“Feels Like Spring”, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
48″ w x 60″ h
“Shapes in Space”, 2008
Acrylic on canvas
36″ x 48″
“And the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters” 2008
Acrylic on canvas
48″ x 60″
Artist Statement
I am fascinated with abstraction and the way colors interact with each other. One reason I love to work abstract is that the ideas and images in my paintings are coming from somewhere mysterious inside myself. In other words, instead of trying to represent something I’m seeing outside myself, I’m attempting to listen to my intuition to create something from my imagination. In doing this, I feel that I’m connecting to my spirituality. Also, I try to feel joy in the act of creation and I hope that my work brings some joy to the people who view it.
Also, I am interested in art as a means of healing. I believe that when people create, they are activating a very vital and healing part of themselves. I like the quotation from George Braque: “Art is a wound turned to light.” Maybe art doesn’t always have to spring from a wound, but I agree that art can help us tremendously in healing the places where we’ve been hurt.
Peace on Earth.
Contact
Email: jon@jonbunge.com
5 responses so far ↓
1 lynn // Aug 22, 2008 at 9:01 pm
great paintings.
great statement.
thank you.
2 Ann // Aug 22, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Jon, These paintings are a breath of fresh air. They remind me of ripples of silken light, and also of fish in a spring freshet. Thanks for sharing.
3 Jenissia // Aug 25, 2008 at 9:22 am
Jon,
Thanks for sharing the beauty of your paintings! Your paintings truly transmit much joy. Thank you.
4 Wayne // Aug 26, 2008 at 11:22 am
Jon- Wow! I just opened to the ArtInBrooklyn website and was transported by these paintings to another place. I love all three–but this is my first time to see Shapes in Space–so let me comment…..I love the color, especially the blues and the small squares give the piece a sort of human dimension. Whereas the other two pieces are strike me as more purely spiritual, other-worldly–flowing, arches and circles–the small colored blocks of Shapes in Space–seem to say something about the intersection of humankind with the spiritual realm since I tend to think of boxes as a human creation. Thanks for these wonderful pieces–they look great here on the website!
5 Wes and Carlee // Sep 6, 2008 at 10:10 pm
What wonderful works! We are absolutely amazed! You are truly blessed with such a talent-Congrats on your success!
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