Introducing Jason Curtis
As a part of our Winter Art Trail, we’d like to introduce you to the artists that produced the wonderful artwork for the trail. In the Artist Spotlight today, we have Jason Curtis, with his nautical themed artwork.
Introducing Jason
Today’s Artist Spotlight is a bit different because we have a message straight from the artist!
“My name is Jasön Curtis, the Creative Spirit, an outside-of-the-box artist.
I may use brushes in my work, but prefer a blade, sponge, palette knife or Ka-bar, together with a keen eye and a broad imagination to envisage the scene and use the blade on wood to give the desired effect.
The important thing when working with either wood or leather is to work with the beauty of natures grain, flow with it, rather than battle against it. It's all ergonomics. As Bruce Lee said, 'Be like water'.
Having spent most of my childhood in the Caribbean I have a fondness for blue skies, crystal waters and sailboats. But it was in the early 80s that my spiritual adventure started. My parents were both radicals, artists, adventurers, and very eccentric, hence I spent much of my time surrounded by great sculptors and artists of the period, who were a massive influence on me. It was a truly bohemian lifestyle, and I soaked it up.
The late 90s was the pinnacle of my bohemian career. I reached my own personal plateau in short story writing, sculpting and poetry, winning a couple of prestigious titles. But I yearned for something a little more grounding, so I became an engineer. Fast forward 20 years and here I am today. The engineering story was good fun and working with the best manufacturers in the world was an opportunity I will always remember with fondness, but I'm back, back with my art, back with a glint in my eye and an imagination that's unsuppressed.”
To see Jason’s contribution to Stowmarket’s Winter Art Trail, all the artwork on the trail will be displayed at the new arts bar next door, Pallet. Not only will Jason’s piece from the Art Trail be on display, he is also exhibiting a range of his artwork painted onto actual pallets! Pop by and have a look, exhibition continues until Feb 15th!
To find out more about Jason, visit his Instagram page: @1440creativespirit