Oliver Lee Jackson

American artist Oliver Lee Jackson presents his first solo exhibition in Asia and his second with Lisson Gallery, showcasing new and recent paintings that challenge the viewer's intrinsic urge to delineate between figuration and abstraction. His paintings, often rich in color, are charged with what he refers to as "fields of energy." Through improvisation and intuition, he renders these ambiguous compositions, always using the figure as an entry point. Whether with a simple line drawing of a crouching figure or the serpentine interpretation of the female body, his evocative paintings employ materials like chalk, oil paint and spray painted stencils to create worlds within themselves. Among them is a dynamic, never before exhibited, multi-panel screen. When opened, reversed, and reconfigured, a different painting emerges—one with complex, layered images that offer completely new orientations. Jackson's works lead the eye through a maze of forms and gestures, yet they also coax viewers to discern the figures concealed within through the lens of their own personal experience.