Jonathan Rodriguez is a figurative painter who works primarily with oil on canvas. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.
His work forms through a continual dialogue between imagery and paint. Rodriguez's technique repeatedly departs from, and returns to, the Western classical definition of picture making. His images are drawn from eccentric fragments of current news, film, and personal experiences.
In an investigative process of automated sketching and writing, Rodriguez dwells in a space of uncertainty. He then brings these studies to a finished state. The result is an eclectic stream of consciousness.
Education
2009 - 2013
School of Visual Arts
Awards
2012
Gilbert Stone Full Tuition Scholarship
2012
Robert Eric Farmer Award
2013
Rhodes Family Award
Exhibitions
2012
Visual Arts Gallery Annual Illustration
2013
SVA Senior Open Studios
2013
PS1 MoMA Philosophy of Greem Jellyfish
2014
Bronx Beer Garden In Tune
2014
Apostrophe Gallery
2015
Broke Sons of Brooklyn
2015
IMAGE Gallery Artistance
2018
David Zwirner People who Work There
Contact
917 531 5389