Ben Aronson

Jenkins Johnson Gallery San Francisco is excited to present Distilled Realities, a solo exhibition of Ben Aronson’s vibrant, atmospheric cityscape paintings of San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Paris, and Rome. Synthesizing the gestural energy of emotionally charged abstract expressionist brushwork, influenced by Richard Diebenkorn, with the observational precision of contemporary realism, Aronson’s new, psychologically arresting paintings land for a dynamic fifth solo show at the gallery. The opening reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, May 19, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The exhibition will be on view from May 19 through July 7, 2018. The gallery will be closed Tuesday, July 3, and Wednesday, July 4, in honor of Independence Day.

 

Ben Aronson states, “The making of successfully expressive art requires some sort of visual distillation of priorities excerpted from reality. In order to create a heightened reality, rather than simply recreating visual scenes with a collection of carefully rendered details, the goal is not only physical likeness, but more importantly, the prioritization and selection of certain key visual elements.” This Aronson continues creates “a personal shorthand which serves to deepen and intensify our emotional connection to the work.” With this shorthand, Aronson creates paintings that speak to the particular evocative ethereal nature of pausing for a moment to look at the city as it moves around you. Through the haze of fog, the blurring of blues in the sky, the moving of leaves in the wind Aronson’s language is distinct and intoxicating.