1AN EXHIBITION BY JASON PARKER

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OVERWHELMED BY IT ALL

An Exhibition by Jason Parker.

Packed full of emotion, a narrative of

beauty and struggle; ‘Overwhelmed by it

all’ is an ambiguous tale of what it means

to be alive today.

Jason Parker will present to us this

intriguing solo exhibition, that is sure to

make you think, feel, and see more than

ever before.

Hosted by the Juddy Roller Gallery.

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AN INTRODUCTION

“Life as we know it...

It is the greatest of gifts. Every part of this collectively individual predetermined

existence in which you carve out your own path amongst a community 7 billion strong.

A community loosely strung together with fibre optic cables and data packages.

Can you stream Kinship? Are you able to download true connection?

Or are we destined to wander these unknown information highways? Where we struggle

to stay afloat the constant stream of content.

The floodgates are open and there is no closing them.

How are we to cope? For how long can we struggle against the tide?

At what point do we find ourselves lost out at sea? Stranded, overwhelmed and numb.

7 billion micro-universes, each one complex, unique and home to an untold amount of

ideas, stories and beliefs ready to be uploaded and distributed to the masses.

The information age is well and truly upon us.

Overwhelmed, isolated and completely surrounded. Ain’t it such a contradiction much

like the rest of life”.

Jason has chosen weeds, vines and scenes of isolation amongst other things to depict

the feelings expressed above.

The symbolism of flowering weeds spoke volumes to Jason, deceptively beautiful, yet

can easily creep up and take over, overwhelming their surroundings.

Despite his chosen narrative and content, Jason’s optimism seeps through in the

vibrancy of his chosen colour pallet, the resilience present in the subjects he chooses

and the ironic beauty of the flowering weeds.

Packed full of emotion a tale of beauty and struggle ‘overwhelmed by it all’ is an

ambiguous tale of what it means to be alive today.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jason Parker is a fine artist/mural

artist from New Zealand living

in Melbourne Australia painting

visual metaphor-type portraits and

scenarios. His work is designed

to be ambiguously evocative and

emotive, rendering the spirit, states

of consciousness, and capturing the

moments in-between. Feelings that

language fails to capture. Working

from his studio at Juddy Roller in

Fitzroy, his work takes him from

the confines of his studio, into the

galleries and out onto the streets

where he can be found painting large

scale murals.

Instagram @jasonparkerart

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HIDEOUT

Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 84 x 59 cm. $1500.

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I’M SORRY MY HANDS ARE TIED

Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.

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STRUGGLING TO STAY ABOVE WATER

Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.

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HAZE

Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame 59 x 84 cm. $1500.

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LOST IN THOUGHT

Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.

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OVERWHELMED

Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.

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HEARTBURN

Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500.

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HEARTBURN II

Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 84 cm. $1500

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GIVE ME A SEC

Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 84 x 59 cm. $1500.

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WHERE TO FROM HERE

Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 59 x 43 cm. $900.

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HEADACHE

Oil Painting on Archival Paper. Framed with gold painted wood grain frame. 50 x 59 cm. $800.

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IS IT OVER YET?

Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper, mounted between perspex and framed. 120 x 127.5 cm. $2900.

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OUT OF SIGHT

Oil and Aerosol on Archival Paper, mounted between perspex and framed. 46 x 154 cm. $2450.

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THROUGH THE HAZE Oil Painting on Wood Panel. 50.5 x 41 cm. $750.

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RED 1

Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.

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RED 2

Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.

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RED 3

Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.

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RED 4

Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.

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RED 5

Coloured pencil on red paper. 30 x 30 cm. $300.

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IS IT OVER YET (PRINT)

Giclee print on musem grade stock. 50 x 50 cm. $120.

Juddy Roller Studios222A-226 Johnston St,

Fitzroy VIC 3065

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