Jason Astorquia

Caramel Skies, Abstract Painting

2022

Artist Comments
Radiant warmth breaks through the abstract skyscape in artist Jason Astorquia's dramatic work. Soft reds and yellows blend with clouds of white and hints of a darker storm departing. Jason meditates on a focused palette with layers of texture and depth of dimension to deliver the essence of a place in time. Large palette knives combine and contrast textures and directions to bring a sunset revelation of milk and honey.

About the Artist
Jason Astorquia recognizes that money is important to the way we think, act, and relate to one another. His “Impressions” series is made up of abstract paintings that are created using the impressions of pennies. Like the mark of consumption on society, Jason repetitively brands his canvases with the mark of physical money. There is a Pop Art element to the work in its bold primary colors, geometric sense of design, and conceptual meaning. His work is as close as you may get to hanging actual money on your wall, a concept that Andy Warhol introduced and played with in his own work. It is evident that there is a lot of planning and precision that goes into each piece. The compositions are like binary code, repeating forms in organized rows to create one large cluster of information. The work is very different up close and from far away. Viewed up close, you can see the layers of texture left by each impression. Each penny has left behind a variable amount of information and color, creating a surface full of uniform irregularities.

Words that describe this painting: abstract, nature, palette, knife, clouds, sky, acrylicpaint, sunset, abstract, nature, acrylic painting, orange

Caramel Skies
Jason Astorquia
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind

2022
36 in. h x 48 in. w x 1.5 in. d
9 lbs. 0 oz.