LACUNE (colour)— Jason Wasserman Collaboration
LACUNE — coloured collaborative collage — French for “gap”
The word perfectly describes the collaborative exploration of a space between two Jasons.
This is an unconventional paper-based collage process, similar to this previous post. This is a second body of work underneath a single project umbrella, departing from black and white polarity into an infection of vivid technicolors.
Lacune is an extended conversation about the transformational power of shared creativity, with the bridged gap between us far more valuable than the sum of our parts.
A “lacune” describes areas where blood flow to small parts of the brain has been blocked, resulting in a mini-stroke. This condition echoes the cognitive dissonance many of us face during this uncertain period of paradigmatic upheaval.
SHARED CREATIVITY
Jason Wasserman is one of my closest friends. Our relationship has been forged through the fires of frequent artistic collaboration. Jason is the co-director of the EN MASSE project and has been a frequent flyer over the past decade.
Driven by the intention to step outside the ‘known’ and ‘familiar’, these experiments led to a unique language and logic in this intimate collaboration. This occurred after many months of patient trial and error during the heart of the pandemic.
TORN DRAWING COLLAGE
Our body of torn drawings purposefully bypasses a collaborative zone of comfort. Instead, they awkwardly grope around dark mirror reflections of an increasingly fragmented world.
Lacune is a process-based synergy of symptomatic symmetries. We warm these mixed-media fictions to life through experimental friction. These works are a celebration of trust, friendship, and the thrill of evolving together across the gap.
MATERIALS
A variety of rice, vellum and tracing papers form the foundation this collage process. We match the papers, ranging widely in texture, weight, and opacity, to various drawings rendered in waterproof India ink. The drawings feature a dizzying array of elements. They include pattern-based images, figurative elements, and typographic studies soaked in retro black and white comic book nostalgia.
Each piece, a work of interesting art on its own, undergoes a small death of indiscriminate destruction. It is then ‘re-mixed’ directly on the canvas in a fevered Double-J tag-team fashion. The works on panel are dropped into place with archival-quality rice-paste adhesives and UV-protective acrylic matte finishing moves.
DADAIST DNA
The patient reader of these collaged poems, owing all to Dadaist DNA, will no doubt catch glimpses of familiar fragments. The raging currents of global cultural conditions sweep these fragments up in pieces. This experience was keenly felt during this past year of corona confusion and confinement.
JASON WASSERMAN
Jason Wasserman is a born and raised Montreal artist. Obsessed with comic books and illustration from a young age, he holds a BFA from Concordia University. He has worked as a contract illustrator, painter and muralist since then.
His signature style is easily recognizable by its bold, black & white comic book aesthetic. Jason draws heavy inspiration from lowbrow art and the city of Montreal in his artistic narratives.
CLOSING THE GAP
These works are up for sale. They have not ever seen the light of day, due to the pandemic.
We’re excited for your feedback, and standing by for questions, comments, or concerns you may have on subject.
Both Jasons are on the same page, even if slightly torn, and believe shared creativity SHOULD be the New Normal
