Jonathan Faber
Painting to me is a physical thinking process—a way of getting
involved in a kind of internal dialogue. I am engaged in making
works that are primarily abstract but are also connected to
a lexicon of real-world imagery. In each painting, there is
a negotiation of extremes—a friction between concept and
intuition. I finely balance methodical and immediate approaches
to each image so that they undergo a process of formation and
de-formation, destruction and reconstruction.
Although the process can be similar among the images, it is my
intention to make each painting singular, an entity with its own
idiosyncrasies. My hope is that the works convey a heightened
sense of the passing of time, perpetual movement, and a honed
intuition that resonates for the viewer with an experience that is
both peculiar and familiar.


