J O N A T H A N S A I Z LONDON / DENVER / MYKONOS
Working / living on the island of Mykonos from Oct
2011 to May 2012 to complete this series of large-
scale oil on canvas paintings for Minima Gallery.
2011 to May 2012 to complete this series of large-
scale oil on canvas paintings for Minima Gallery.
A L K A H E S T
(ˈælkəˌhɛst) -n the hypothetical universal solvent sought by the alchemist
In this crystalline form everything is made of the multitude - the splendors
of Versailles, the rearing stallion and other distractions or ambitions.
A curious history restlessly shifting, its charged particles and reflections dissolving
into a universal something. Its mystical alignment ordered by instinct or
impulse where themes emerge through incoherent leaps and the
vague impressions of something more about to appear or having just faded.
(ˈælkəˌhɛst) -n the hypothetical universal solvent sought by the alchemist
In this crystalline form everything is made of the multitude - the splendors
of Versailles, the rearing stallion and other distractions or ambitions.
A curious history restlessly shifting, its charged particles and reflections dissolving
into a universal something. Its mystical alignment ordered by instinct or
impulse where themes emerge through incoherent leaps and the
vague impressions of something more about to appear or having just faded.
Silence and Into the Wilderness 2012 oil on canvas 79 x 79 inches
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Snorkel Study #4 2012 oil on canvas 10 x 10 inches
Flying or Falling 2012 oil on canvas 99 x 75 inches
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Pulling Back and Tipping Forward 2012 oil on canvas 79 x 93 inches
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Gain Ground or the Rumble 2012 oil on canvas 47 x 47 inches
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Daybreak or Reversal 2011 oil on canvas 59 x 59 inches
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Out of Reach or Underneath 2012 oil on canvas 48 x 61 inches
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Centripetal Force and the Evening 2012 oil on canvas 79 x 79 inches
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Onward and Wanting 2012 oil on canvas 93 x 79 inches
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Alkahest Study 2011 oil on wood 12.5 x 12.5 x 4 inches
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