James Joseph Stenson is an artist who works in a variety of media. By examining the ambiguity and origination via retakes and variations, Stenson creates with daily, recognizable elements, an unprecedented situation in which the viewer is confronted with the conditioning of his own perception and has to reconsider his biased position.
His work urge us to renegotiate art as being part of a reactive or – at times – autistic medium, commenting on oppressing themes in our contemporary society. By applying abstraction, he tries to approach a wide scale of subjects in a multi-layered way, likes to involve the viewer in a way that is sometimes physical and believes in the idea of function following form in a work.
His works never shows the complete structure. This results in the fact that the artist can easily imagine an own interpretation without being hindered by the historical reality. By rejecting an objective truth and global cultural narratives, he tries to increase the dynamic between audience and author by objectifying emotions and investigating the duality that develops through different interpretations.
His works directly respond to the surrounding environment and uses everyday experiences from the artist as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context. With a conceptual approach, he creates intense personal moments masterfully created by means of rules and omissions, acceptance and refusal, luring the viewer round and round in circles.
His works doesn’t reference recognizable form. The results are deconstructed to the extent that meaning is shifted and possible interpretation becomes multifaceted.
Phone: (276) 237-3000
Email: jjstensonoriart@gmail.com
Website: www.jjstensonoriart.com
Facebook: @jamesjosephstensonoriginalart
James Joseph Stenson
Hand-painted Drawer/Cabinet Pulls
"Nadine"
"Hell Burner"
"Potted Bouquet"
"White Sails"
"Gray Poppies"
