Pose
Modern pop artist POSE (a.k.a. Jordan Nickel) has remained distinguished in his inventive ability to take everyday, throw-away things and introduce them into the world to communicate something much deeper. While his work relies on harnessing very simple human emotions like love, loss and triumph, it’s presented in a complex union of vivid colors and layered application that aims for something much more profound than what’s at the literal, surface level. POSE’s diversity as a visual artist is apparent in grandiose outdoor settings through large-scale murals to the intricate bodies of work developed within his studio.
POSE's attempt to make sense of the environment around him began with graffiti, and has since matured into studio work with multiple dimensions and layers that are a pop blend of illustration, lettering and comic book inspired aesthetics. As his work evolves, so do POSE’s methods of encouraging his audience to let their imaginations run wild. Seeing more than just the value of the walls in a gallery setting, POSE has added three-dimensional installations to his repertoire. The result is an experiential art environment that the viewer can exist within and encounter on multiple levels.
Says POSE, “I try to push my art into …
Modern pop artist POSE (a.k.a. Jordan Nickel) has remained distinguished in his inventive ability to take everyday, throw-away things and introduce them into the world to communicate something much deeper. While his work relies on harnessing very simple human emotions like love, loss and triumph, it’s presented in a complex union of vivid colors and layered application that aims for something much more profound than what’s at the literal, surface level. POSE’s diversity as a visual artist is apparent in grandiose outdoor settings through large-scale murals to the intricate bodies of work developed within his studio.
POSE's attempt to make sense of the environment around him began with graffiti, and has since matured into studio work with multiple dimensions and layers that are a pop blend of illustration, lettering and comic book inspired aesthetics. As his work evolves, so do POSE’s methods of encouraging his audience to let their imaginations run wild. Seeing more than just the value of the walls in a gallery setting, POSE has added three-dimensional installations to his repertoire. The result is an experiential art environment that the viewer can exist within and encounter on multiple levels.
Says POSE, “I try to push my art into new realms by creating new challenges for myself. I get bored quickly if the work seems redundant and I’m not learning anything new...I find myself the most inspired by challenges and uncomfortable territory.”
The artist's paintings and sculptures have been exhibited at a number of galleries, including WIP Gallery in Los Angeles; Core Club in New York; The Belt in Detroit; Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York; Known Gallery in Los Angeles; Library Street Collective in Detroit, MI; and Bread & Butter in Barcelona, Spain. He is a major name in Chicago's graffiti scene, and is a member of the world renowned graffiti crews Seventh Letter and Mad Kings Society.
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