May 12 - June 25, 2022
From Artspace 111:
“Solo Solo is an exhibition space awarded to the winner of the prior year’s Annual Texas Juried Exhibition. In 2021, Jason Bly’s oil on panel painting titled Suspension of Disbelief won first prize. Through detailed surrealist paintings, Bly’s work examines the mundane through the lens of past predictions of the future dating from the 1950’s-1980’s. These forecasts found in scientific journals and science fiction saw beyond the year 2000 to a variety of outcomes, whether hopeful or fearful of the future. These forecasts predicted space travel, new technologies, and stable life, while others predicted darker futures of nuclear annihilation, fear of the unknown, and a lack of natural resources.
Bly states, “I am interested in portraying these fantastic events alongside painted representations of everyday household items that act as symbolic tokens and serve as access points to the intangible.”
About Jason Bly
Jason Bly resides in Wichita Falls, TX. He is Assistant Professor of Art at Midwestern State University where he has taught painting and drawing since 2017. He also serves as a member on the board of the Texas Association of Schools of Art. His previous experience includes teaching at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2007-2017) and Lewis and Clark Community College (2007-2017). Bly also served as Director of Exhibitions at the Edwardsville Arts Center (2013-2017). His paintings have been shown in solo, invitational, and juried exhibitions. He holds his MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and MA and BA degrees in painting and printmaking from Eastern Illinois University.”
Reception: May 12, 2022 | 5–8 pm
111 Hampton
Fort Worth, 76102 TX
817.692.3228.
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