Jamie Leo – recent artworks

Throughout years of exploration in portraiture, i’ve sought to compound the image of the persona of an individual subject with a stimulating optical experience – one simultaneously of information and abstraction.

These works are technically realized by employing a series of bicubic algorithms on my own photographs, which i simultaneously digitally ‘paint,’ using imaging tools that impact acutance, saturation and hue.

From a viewing distance of several yards, these ‘reexportations’ suggest precise indications of the observed subjects, while closer observation reveals detailed information – and visual vocabulary of influences including Stanton MacDonald-Wright’s synchromism and Francis Bacon’s probing of the topography of form – inviting the viewer to assemble and reassemble the presented optical stimuli within the pieces.

Originally intended to be seen exclusively on monitors or ‘light boxes,’ the fabrication technique, waterproof archival dye infused on aluminum, brings a thrilling and unexpectedly highly chromatic experience to viewers.

 

dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown (detail) – artwork by Jamie Leo

dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown (detail)


dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown (detail) – artwork by Jamie Leo

dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown (detail)


dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown (detail) – artwork by Jamie Leo

dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown (detail)


dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown (detail) – artwork by Jamie Leo

dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown (detail)


dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown – artwork by Jamie Leo

dreamy end-of-the-world glaredown


Grindstone Mountain – artwork by Jamie Leo

Grindstone Mountain


Fertilitree Loves Company Culture – artwork by Jamie Leo

Fertilitree Loves Company Culture


Spun Aura – artwork by Jamie Leo

Spun Aura


Glennen – artwork by Jamie Leo

Glennen


Isfahaneh – artwork by Jamie Leo

Isfahaneh


Mount Damavand – artwork by Jamie Leo

Mount Damavand


Persia – artwork by Jamie Leo

Persia


>Self Service – artwork by Jamie Leo

Self Service


cherishable – artwork by Jamie Leo

cherishable


tangle – artwork by Jamie Leo

tangle


thank you – artwork by Jamie Leo

thank you


Frogola – artwork by Jamie Leo

Frogola


Catharine Dill – artwork by Jamie Leo

Catharine Dill


holiday – artwork by Jamie Leo

holiday


Jones – artwork by Jamie Leo

Jones


Deb Margolin – artwork by Jamie Leo

Deb Margolin


gate – artwork by Jamie Leo

gate


Fussy Lo Mein – artwork by Jamie Leo

Fussy Lo Mein


Ubu

Ubu


Mermaid – artwork by Jamie Leo

Mermaid


wall – artwork by Jamie Leo

wall


the heavens – artwork by Jamie Leo

the heavens


Ze Frank CU – artwork by Jamie Leo

Ze Frank CU


scaffold – artwork by Jamie Leo

scaffold


Alavi – artwork by Jamie Leo

Alavi


Theodora's goddess – artwork by Jamie Leo

Theodora's goddess


Placido Domingo – artwork by Jamie Leo

Placido Domingo's playful scowl


1800 Albany – artwork by Jamie Leo

1800 Albany

 


All works by Jamie Leo.  © 2014-2022