About

JONATHAN CHAPLINE
b. 1987 Waco, Texas

FLATLAND, 2018

For his first European solo booth presentation, emerging American artist Jonathan Chapline transforms the space into a ‘‘Flatland’’ of 2D-3D hybrids.

The paintings on panel seem chiseled into existence along strict perspectival planes, a la Mernet Larsen or Avery Singer, a digital imaging style evolved from 3D rendering programs. The visual absurdity of rendering in clunky, wooden 3D a fern, a banana or a human breast is part of the humor of the works, whereas the moody palette and narrow tonal range give a more surrealist edge to the scenes.