Kenneth Blom: INTRUDER
Jason McCoy Gallery, New York
Through July 12, 2019
JASON MCCOY GALLERY
41 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022, 11th floor
www.jasonmaccoyinc.com
Jason McCoy Gallery, New York
Through July 12, 2019
KENNETH BLOM
Tiger, 2019
Oil on canvas, 55 x 63 inches, 140 x 160 cm
Image courtesy of the artist and Jason McCoy Gallery, New York
Jason McCoy Gallery presents INTRUDER, an installation of new paintings by Norwegian painter KENNETH BLOM.
Vast landscapes, architectural framework, and human isolation loom large in Kenneth Blom’s oeuvre. Shuffling these ingredients masterfully, he establishes an atmosphere that captures a key aspect of contemporary life: a sense of forlornness as humanity continues to stray away from nature. In contrast to the ideal put forth by the 19th Century Romantic movement, namely the immersion of the figure in a glorious natural environment, Kenneth Blom focuses on the opposite. Frequently encapsulated and therefore defined by manmade structures, his figures manifest as intruders.
With Kenneth Blom, the uncertainty between modern man’s relationship to nature also extends towards inter-human relationships. The figures seen here seem to blend into their surroundings, dissolving into thin air as the complexity of their constellations increases. Having drawn inspiration from the modern Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, for example, Kenneth Blom remains interested in the human psyche, especially as it can be conveyed by human relationships. As Kenneth Blom states: “It is the experience of being disconnected from each other but also from oneself that is the essence of these paintings.”
KENNETH BLOM
Born in 1967 in Roskilde, Denmark, Kenneth Blom moved to Norway as a child. He studied at the Statens Kunstakademi in Oslo (1990-1994), as well as at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts (1994-1995). He has shown extensively in Europe, including as a featured artist at Sotheby’s New Bond Street in London, at the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Norway, and regularly at Galeri Haaken in Oslo. He is the subject of the forthcoming documentary Forventninger/Anticipation by filmmaker Tommy Normann. Kenneth Blom lives and works in Oslo.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with an essay by Stephanie Buhmann.
JASON MCCOY GALLERY
41 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022, 11th floor
www.jasonmaccoyinc.com
