I stopped by Jonas Wood’s studio today to check out some of his new work. Unfortunately I didn’t shoot any of his new work as it hasn’t been shown anywhere yet, and he’s rather protective of where his work pops up. Anyway, He has a whole batch of other new work over at UCLA’s Hammer Museum for a show that runs from now until May 9th. The work he has at the Hammer is all abstract potted plant still lifes. He said he doesn’t normally focus an entire show on just one subject like this, but he’d been saving this work up and it just seemed right to put it all in one show together. It’s interesting to see the progression of these works from the more realistic potted plants that he’s incorporated into his interiors paintings to the abstract, flat, almost sculptural pieces he’s included in this show. Also, if you are in Boston, Jonas has a show coming up with Chris Caccamise from February 20th to March 27th at the La Montagne Gallery.
