Photo Bryant Sina

Photo Dora Tsui

 

Photo Brock Brake

Photo Derek Macario

Photo Derek Macario

Photo Brock Brake


Photo Brock Brake

Duncan Jago made his California debut with his first solo exhibition in the states “New Coordinates” at San Francisco’s White Walls Gallery. As you can see by the pictures this has to be one of Duncan’s largest exhibitions to date with over 25 pieces on canvas and paper. Color fields of indistinguishable characters and robots which make up the initial compositions of his painting yet morph and transform into abstract energy and movement. Jago has brought one of his most impressive bodies of work with New Coordinates, coming full circle in his progression. The black and white works are also telling of the artists initial gestures and intent, these works in there simple form are the building blocks of the paintings yet are able to stand alone. You will be blown away by the amount of work for this show so if you are in San Francisco make sure you stop by and check it out in person.

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New Coordinates
August 16 – September 6, 2014

The work of Mr Jago cannot be simply described or categorized. His work is dynamic and full of movement. Paintings by the artist are free flowing and organic, yet can also be described as robotic. In his latest collection, New Coordinates, Mr Jago explores these abstracted versions of the robotic figures that defined his early career and explains that by keeping in mind the robotic species, as well as our own, “this body of work is populated by a species of sorts – a species deployed to new coordinates.” Mr Jago’s process is a mix of both fantasy and nightmare and “a journey to an unknown place and time.”

With a collection of 25 pieces, both on canvas and on paper, and the inclusion of a special 10-foot work on canvas, Mr Jago continues his exploration of new concepts, while revisiting those past.