WRIGHT, JONO

Statement
My approach to the creative process is informed by my Buddhist upbringing. In plain words, I’m more interested in what can be discovered and revealed than I am in expressing a predetermined idea or agenda through my work. This means that experimentation, improvisation and maintaining a keen interest in what the painting needs in order to function at its best are my top priorities while working.

Although I am drawn to certain subject matter and certain themes or compositional designs recur in my work, I am not particularly interested in the ideas, concepts or symbolism that some artists find important in their chosen subject matter. For example, in my work the human body is a locus of psychological and emotional human experience, not a political or social symbol. Water is something that is felt, triggers memories and functions in an organic way throughout a composition. I’m not explicitly addressing climate change by making a painting about a flood.

My paintings function in a variety of ways, but one of the most important is that the paintings function as relics of the process by which they are made. Whatever techniques, thoughts, moods, or other experiences I have while making them are intrinsically fused into the DNA of the paintings. Therefore, when I enter into a flow state while making a painting, that Samadhi-like state of consciousness is embedded in the work and can forever be seen by the viewer. This empowers the painting to exude a healing and rejuvenating effect to those that view the work.

Jono has been in the Artnaut since 2021.
www.jonowrightart.com