American artist J Louis lives and works in New York City. In his early 20's, the artist was recognized for his vision and has garnered exposure rapidly, exhibiting with many of the finest representational galleries worldwide. His work is currently collected and represented in numerous prestigious collections.

J Louis's oil paintings are painted on linen panels, skillfully expressing modelesque figures as the center of attention. Although evocative and graceful, these individuals are poised and occupy the painted space with mysterious confidence.

Louis paints with lively, inventive handling of this well-known medium. However, he uses more than a brush. He masterfully manipulates the surface of the painting and the paint itself, thus constructing fascinating textures and surface qualities. You will find that velvety thin glazes of paint move over the textured panel and mingle with thicker masses of dense pigment, making dramatic contrast in color and texture. His play of material and textural blemishes breathes life into the otherwise still figures. In the artist's words, "The beauty of the paint, reflected in human figures, is compounded in the imperfections of the surface. This collaboration is hidden and exquisitely revealed within the composition connecting line, color, and texture into a magnificent study of human form and beauty”.

We uniquely experience these figures, primarily women in intimate poses. It genuinely feels as if we are witnessing a moment of recognition beyond our understanding and these meaningful glances rest in an unexpectedly ambiguous space. The compositions of Louis' works profoundly break down the setting and apply focus on the figure by manipulating their vivid color landscape. The contradiction of virtuosic draftsmanship and a discerning taste for appropriate abstraction form the unique emotional and artistic quality of J Louis's work.

HOMEBODIES - NYC - Dec. 3-5th 2021

Solo Exhibitions

2020 - Dispositions, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

2020 - Subtle Fragments, Pantone Gallery, London, UK

2019 - Color Fields, Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, California, USA

2018 - Summer Solo, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

2017 - Opening Exhibition, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Group Exhibitions

2020 - Small Works, Hubert Gallery, New York, NY

2020 - Small Works, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA

2020 - Masters of Paint, Pontone Gallery, London, UK

2020 - LA Art Show, Galerie Fledermaus, Chicago, IL, USA

2019 - Art Miami, Pantone Gallery, London, UK

2019 - Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, California, USA

2019 - LA Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, California, USA

2018 - Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, Pasadena, California, USA

2018 - LA Art Show, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, California, USA

2018 - Art Palm Springs, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, California, USA

2018 - Summer Group Exhibition, Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles, California, USA