 © Jamie L. Luoto, Familiar, oil on linen, 34 x 28 inches, 2021   Work in process rose and lemon details with palettes from a new piece from my "I Believe in Ghosts" series.
"Title TBD," oil on linen, 34 x 28 inches (86 x 71 cm). Here I've compiled detail photos of the head in "We Hunt the Doe" in order to show a glimpse into my process. The images progress from the development of the black and white "dead layer" through various color glazes to get to the final result.     "We Hunt the Doe," 42 x 49 inches, oil on linen, 2020, Jamie L. Luoto Throughout my series, I Believe in Ghosts, I reference vanitas — 17th century Dutch still lifes — to draw on the tradition of sharing a moral lesson. Vanitas paintings present an array of objects as symbols to remind us of the transience and vanity of human existence and earthly possessions and pleasures. My modern interpretation of vanitas puts the female figure directly in the composition, exploring transience of innocence, value, and agency relating to female identity. I use symbolism and allusion to convey the tension between objectifying the female body and recognizing the rich interiority of the female subject. Objects have histories, yet are unable to speak them — what does it really mean to treat women as objects?
 "Ourself Behind Ourself, Concealed," oil on linen, 51 x 39 inches, 2020. Ourself Behind Ourself, Concealed, from my I Believe in Ghosts series, is exhibiting for the first time in a group exhibition at Verum Ultimum Gallery in Portland, Oregon. From the organizer: "Chasing Ghosts V is a collection of art that pierces the veil through remembrance, legacy, and beyond." Experience the works in person or online here. Chasing Ghosts V from October 25 - November 28, 2020 Verum Ultimum Art Gallery 3014 NE Ainsworth Ave, Portland, OR 97211 347-752-8915    Me and I and her and she all come together for a visual update on the evolution of I Believe in Ghosts.
Left to right: We Hunt the Doe, oil on linen, 42 x 49 inches, work in progress Ourself Behind Ourself, Concealed, oil on linen, 51 x 39 inches, July 2020 Minds Pass Minds Be They Occupied, 50 x 68 inches, oil on linen, work in progress This is the third painting in my series, I Believe in Ghosts, and one of the pieces I've been most keen to paint. I've been vigorously working to cover the canvas and see the the image come to life at it's intended size. Work in progress, "We Hunt the Doe," oil on linen, 42 x 49 inches.   Victory! I've completed the first pass over this BIG canvas, aka the fourth painting in my series, I Believe in Ghosts, which simply means every surface now has paint on it. Next I will begin making corrections and refining what's on the canvas. Then it's on to color! Work in progress, oil on linen, 50 x 68 inches.     Me viewing "The Two Fridas" at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City. "Los Dos Fridas," oil on canvas, 68.3 in × 68 in, by Frida Kahlo, 1939.  "Les Duex Soeurs " (The Two Sisters), oil on canvas, 71 x 53 inches, Théodore Chassériau, 1843.  "Gabrielle d'Estrées et Une de Ses Soeurs (Gabrielle d'Estrées and One of Her Sisters), oil on wood, 38 by 49 inches, unknown artist, c. 1594. The beginnings of I Believe in Ghosts Portrait 4, title TBD. Study for IBIG4, oil on linen, 12 x 17 inches, 2019.  Work in progress. Graphite drawing on linen to be followed by oil, 50 x 68 inches. |
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