Artwork description:

This is an earlier artwork of mine that is heavily influenced by Anselm Kiefer and it seems to have an ironically political narrative. This is a handworked lithograph which technically pushes the boundaries of technique (you can see the outline of the broken stone)! It is labeled an artist proof and I have no other similar artworks left. Interestingly this work was created a long time ago but still has more relevence than ever, perhaps.

‘U.S.A.’ is an original, one of a kind artwork by Darren Jekel and it is signed and titled on the front. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.

Master of Visual Art Degree - MFA, Maryland Institute, Mt. Royal School of Painting.
Bachelor Arts Degree – BA, University of California, Davis

Primary Influences: Wayne Thiebaud, who taught me how to oil paint at UC Davis; Renaissance; Raphael drawings; Post-Impressionists, Matisse & Van Gogh; Abstract Expressionists, Willem de Kooning &amp & Cy Twombly; Neo-Expressionist, Anselm Kiefer; Currently I am not relating to Post-Modernism’s irony and I am exploring Meta-modern earnestness. I am interested in meaningfulness and not the ubiquitous decorative painting that is primarily meant to enhance the space it’s in.

Darren Jekel is married and fathers two daughters in northern California’s wine growing region.

Materials used:

ink, pastel, mixed on paper

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