What’s it all about: “Art for Art’s Sake” best describes the approach to my chosen expression of creativity. I am myself most when I forget myself in the process of creating unique papers, dismantling and reassembling them into art works called collage.

The decay of the world around us and the unique ability of the camera to capture the state of its subject permanently.

81 year old artist, Jerry Ross, a New zone founding and still active member, presents some of his new

works based upon his lifelong interest in Buddhism, humanistic Marxism, and art (drawing and painting) since childhood. In high school during “the beat generation years”, (early ‘60s), Jerry grew up reading Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Eric Fromm, the humanist psychoanalyst and author of “The Art of Loving”, and “Marx’s Concept of Man.” Jerry corresponded with Fromm, who also was interested in Buddhism (especially Zen, Marxism, and revolution).

In recent years Jerry founded “Club Macchia” a local plein air group principally made up of his painting students but noticed their restlessness and growing frustration with traditional, impressionistic and realistic plein air painting.

Jerry, largely because of failing eyesight (he is currently legally “blind”), began a series of experimental landscapes using bright acrylic markers, watercolors, as well as oils. These are both electric in coloration and others are softer expressions of pure line and subtle watercolor tonalities.

A second theme being presented are his “bardos” which are actually “Bodhisattva”, enlightened beings that act as protectors. Based on ancient Chinese “nature spirits” and Tibetan Buddhist “demons” , Jerry creates these iconic figures that act as healers, companions, and guides for anyone in crisis.

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Jerry discusses his art: https://youtu.be/rDhYJkS_CgU

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New Zone Gallery | 110 East 11th Avenue | Eugene, OR 97401

Jerry Ross: pittore44@yahoo.com
541.683.0759
info@newzonegallery.org

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