Jason Line - Drawings: An online exhibition

Jason Line - Drawings

Spring 2024

An online exhibition of drawings spanning over thirty years including the still life, the interior and portraits show an unwavering commitment to working from observation. Whatever the subject matter, his use of charcoal has always been precise, while retaining an expressive painterly quality.

"Furniture – chairs and tables, are placed by the artist like props for a play. They are set at precise angles, in conference with each other, working in pairs, and passing secrets between them. They are the inanimate characters in these paintings, following an unseen script. What’s not said is almost as important as what’s said in this work. It is the gaps between objects, in spaces, that matter here. Empty chairs and empty rooms are left blank for our own interpretation."

Extract from an accompanying exhibition text by Alice Chasey, for 'Setting the Scene' solo show in April 2023

Alice Chasey is a freelance writer specialising in contemporary art.