Jason Benjamin What Binds Us |
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Author:
| Marx, Jack |
ISBN: | 978-1-876832-65-0 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
Publisher: | Macmillan Art Publishing
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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Jason Benjamin is a young Australian painter whose career as an artist began in the US after studies at the Pratt Institute in New York. Since then, from his Sydney base, he has exhibited widely throughout Australia and has been a regular contributor to the Archibald Prize. His international career begins in 2007 with an exhibition in Rome. Benjamin's subjects are drawn from those around him and the environment in which he dwells. While his paintings are loaded with atmosphere and are...
More DescriptionJason Benjamin is a young Australian painter whose career as an artist began in the US after studies at the Pratt Institute in New York. Since then, from his Sydney base, he has exhibited widely throughout Australia and has been a regular contributor to the Archibald Prize. His international career begins in 2007 with an exhibition in Rome. Benjamin's subjects are drawn from those around him and the environment in which he dwells. While his paintings are loaded with atmosphere and are evocative of the emotions felt in the presence of his subjects, they conform to long-held traditions in western art. They are - in the final instance - landscapes, still-lifes and portraits. These are moody paintings, aptly titled and certain to draw empathetic responses from those who view them.