Jonathan Edelhuber
Jonathan Edelhuber (b.1984) an Arkansas native, earned a B.F.A. with an emphasis on Graphic Design from Harding University. He has exhibited in Los Angeles, London, and Nashville, Tennessee where he currently lives and runs his practice. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, Edelhuber’s paintings, drawings, and sculptures meld elements of the modernist motifs of Picasso and Matisse filtered through a pop sensibility borrowed from comics and cartoons. Often incorporating stylized text, and occasionally using non-traditional supports (quilts, for example), Edelhuber explores the interaction of fine art and design. Edelhuber democratically adorns his canvases and objects with his iconic visual style, all within a spirit that equally values Bauhaus and Daniel Clowes.
"I've always loved books. I remember doing chores as a kid to earn money to buy this volume of tiny art books at our local book store in Arkansas. The books were really little...like 3x3" square and they were on the old masters. I was obsessed with them and still have them today! I guess that was the beginning. I was around 5 or 6. The paintings came about because I wanted to find a way to paint a still life and art history just seemed like a good …
Jonathan Edelhuber (b.1984) an Arkansas native, earned a B.F.A. with an emphasis on Graphic Design from Harding University. He has exhibited in Los Angeles, London, and Nashville, Tennessee where he currently lives and runs his practice. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, Edelhuber’s paintings, drawings, and sculptures meld elements of the modernist motifs of Picasso and Matisse filtered through a pop sensibility borrowed from comics and cartoons. Often incorporating stylized text, and occasionally using non-traditional supports (quilts, for example), Edelhuber explores the interaction of fine art and design. Edelhuber democratically adorns his canvases and objects with his iconic visual style, all within a spirit that equally values Bauhaus and Daniel Clowes.
"I've always loved books. I remember doing chores as a kid to earn money to buy this volume of tiny art books at our local book store in Arkansas. The books were really little...like 3x3" square and they were on the old masters. I was obsessed with them and still have them today! I guess that was the beginning. I was around 5 or 6. The paintings came about because I wanted to find a way to paint a still life and art history just seemed like a good place to start. I had books all around me and I'm a bit obsessed with contemporary art as well, so I threw some of that in."
-Edelhuber
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