RELATIVE INFLUENCE
JACOB YEREX
Multiverse 03
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
34" x 55"
$4,500
Multiverse
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Plywood
48" x 72"
$8,000
Multiverse Circle
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
34" x 55"
$4,500
Multiverse 02
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
34" x 55"
$4,500
Basking
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 40"
$3,200
Circle First
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
36" x 36"
$3,000
Relative Influence is an attempt to dialogue our relationship to geometry without using mathematics or words. We interact with geometry continuously through our relationship with the natural world. I am interested in commenting on that relationship through images.
Is it possible to create geometric images that speak about sacredness or spirit without being tied to a specific religious dogma? Similarly is possible to talk about geometry without being tied to scientific rhetoric or mathematics?
Much of the natural world is generated through simple geometric structures, these simple structures are distorted and corrupted to create what we see as the natural world. If a tree grew in a perfect vacuum free from environmental affects it would grow as perfect geometry. Weather, disease, geography and many other factors distort the tree which creates it’s natural characteristics. This distortion or “influence” on pure geometry is a main aspect of the dialogue I am attempting to create.
The image I am working with is based on a drawing by the 17th century Jesuit priest, Athanasius Kircher. Kircher was a scholar that talked about both science and spirituality. I am working with his image minus the rhetoric of both disciplines, choosing to focus on the pure geometry of the image.
The image is 9 points on either side, every point is connected to every other point. This creates an interference pattern resulting in complex geometries. Kircher talks about this as a way to illustrate the idea that everything is connected to everything else. He did not see this a metaphoric concept, he considered this to be a very literal concept, that everything is literally connect to everything on a base physical level. This idea is consistent with some ideas in contemporary physics, the standard model, supersymmetry, and The Theory Of Everything.
I designed a digital version of Kircher’s drawing and had it cut into plywood. I used this cut plywood as a printing block to create multiples of the image on tissue paper. I then collaged the prints together to create multi-layered images of the drawing. I sanded each layer with a palm sander to corrupt and expose previous layers. The sanding acts similarly to the environmental distortions of the tree, the pure geometry is distorted by the collage and sanding process.
During the process of creating these images I imposed a strict rule that I could not make any marks on the painting, so I could not painting any lines or shapes, all the images had to result from the mechanical printing/collage process. I did this so that there would be an absence of “the hand” in the work I wanted the images to look more like natural process.
I was commissioned to make a commemorative plate for The Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art and decided that I would create the same image in a circular motif.
I started to experiment with printing the image using plaster and developed 3 dimensional relief versions of the image. The plate for MOCCA is a transitional piece using the 3 dimensional plaster prints, tissue paper and paint. There are several transitional pieces in this body of work, they are foreshadowing the work of the next series which will explore further the technique of printing in 3 dimensions using plaster.
It is important to me to create work that can be decorative and conceptual. I liken this to Islamic design that is pure geometry acting as decoration and spiritual concept simultaneously. I want to present geometries that promote a sense of contemplation, investigation or meditation free of dogmatic concepts. Celebrating the pure beauty of geometry and natural process. Hopefully this creates a visual dialogue that points us in a direction that suggests a universal connectedness.
Jacob Yerex works in a variety of mediums and styles. The work explores a cross over of material and technique incorporating painting, printmaking, drawing, and sculpture. The non-objective work explores the tension between order and chaos on a material level, pushing materials past their conventional applications. His subject based work references a sense of place, drawing inspiration from the local environment and travel. He has also worked as a muralist and scenic artist in film and television. Jacob is a Toronto based artist. He studied at OCAD and The University of Guelph. Many of his works are in local and international collections as well as prominent museums.
Jacob Yerex
2045 Lakeshore Blvd. West
Suite 4001
Toronto, Ontario M8V 2Z6
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Circle Second
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
36" x 36"
$3,000
Circle Third
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
36" x 36"
$3,000
Crossing Over
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Plywood
24" x 24"
$1,500
Crossing Over 02
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Plywood
24" x 24"
$1,500
Diamond Layer
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
36" x 36"
$3,000
Diamond Layer 02
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
36" x 36"
$3,000
Zone Receiver
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
36" x 36"
$3,000
Diamond Receiver
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
34" x 34"
$3,000
Diamond Receiver Red
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
$3,000
Different Language
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
36" x 36"
$3,000
Different Language 02
Tissue paper and Acrylic on Panel
37" x 36"
$3,000
Different Language 03
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
38" x 36"
$3,000
Plate
Tissue Paper, Acrylic and Plaster on Canvas
28" x 30"
$3,000
Four Square
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
20" x 20"
$2,000
Four Square 02
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Plywood
24" x 24"
$1,500
Future Texture
Plaster
19" x 19"
$1,500
Future Texture 02
Tissue Paper, Acrylic and Plaster on Panel
34" x 34"
$3,000
Inside
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Board
20" x 20"
$1,000
Inside 02
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Board
20" x 20"
$1,000
Inside 03
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Board
20" x 20"
$1,000
Inside 04
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Board
20" x 20"
$1,000
Purple Window
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Panel
36" x 36"
$3,200
Reflecting Backward
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 24"
$1,000
Tissue Gold
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Tissue Paper
36" x 36"
$1,500
Tissue Purple
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Tissue Paper
36" x 36"
$1,500
Becoming 3D
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Plywood
18" x 12"
$800
Becoming 3D 02
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Plywood
18" x 12"
$800
Diamond Landscape
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Mat Board
20" x 32"
$1,600
Orange Window
Tissue Paper and Acrylic on Paper
15" x 20"
$800
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