This distinctive exhibition displays the work of Jared Aubel, a Contemporary Painter who mixes classic painting techniques with elements of Pop Surrealism, Lowbrow, and Street-Art. Educated at Arizona State University, Aubel graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, specializng in Sculpture. The unique, diversified course study at ASU allowed Aubel to experiment with multiple artistic mediums and techniques, leading to his skillful mash-up style of old and new, high and low.
Aubel's content is usually inspired by lived experiences, night life, and eccentricities of modern society. Clever jokes and visual puns are created by his layering elements of nostalgic pop culture, symbolic icons of religion and war and modern fears of the American lifestyle. His work mixes classical oil painting techniques with a wide variety of media: stencils and spray-paint, drawing, acrylic paint and found objects. As a thrift-store-loving child of the 80s, he often incorporate vintage finds in surprising ways, such as creating the backgrounds of many paintings by using lace tablecloths as stencils for spray-paint. Aubel has exhibited work in the gallery setting, sticker art on the street, and gained an international following for his prints through his website.
"Join his debauched brain in this artistic journey, where the only rule is: Don’t take life to seriously or you’ll never get out alive.”
