I like overlapping time , and to do that , you have to overlap space . Because that ’ s how you view a moment in time .
Every piece I do has its own formula I develop , they each have their own rule . For example , in Diffracting Light , there were no black triangles . That was the rule . And I don ’ t make changes , � times out of �� . I ’ ll make a mark , and then make it work . Once it ’ s there , that ’ s where it lives . It gives it a permanence .
Rob Goldman joins the conversation .
Here , take a seat man . I ’ ve been sitting all day .
Rob sits and chats with Jordan . I walk off . When I return , they ’ re talking about influences .
Rob : Earlier I asked her , “ What do you want to be asked ,” and she said , “ My influences , of course .” So I asked her and she said , “ Diebenkorn .” His Ocean Park Series , they were a big influence to my House Series .
Rob : And you ’ re primarily a painter , right ? What ’ s your role in art ? Art doesn ’ t need to be about art . Or politics . I paint what I ’ m interested in , which is science . But it ’ s accessible to the public . Looking at it , you can see the person that made it had an understanding of something .
Rob : And you want people to read it better ? Is that a goal of yours ? I think bringing my interests to an audience that doesn ’ t necessarily know a lot about it — generally . And also bringing science people to the arts . My work started really illustrative , like my black hole nebula . And as I progressed , it became solely about diffracting space or time . And about overlapping time . It ’ s
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Black Hole , acrylic , chalk , & pencil on canvas the same position in space , but seen in the present , and either the future or the past , depending on how you see the landscape . It ’ s about making flat planes appear to be optical cubes .
Rob : Is science helping identify you as an artist ? Yes , I would say I ’ ve been influenced by Picasso and his cubism . And he was influenced by Einstein ’ s Theory of Relativity .
Jonathan : What ’ s your dream project ? I want a solo show with a neighborhood of my houses . Each of them as large �-foot paintings .
Rob : What was the best piece of advice you ’ ve received ? Everything that ’ s coming to my mind is really cliché . I was really inspired by Carla Poindexter because all of her work is very scientific also , but more imagined . She makes little flying machines . I haven ’ t gotten a lot of negative feedback . I like to say I ’ m intrinsically motivated . I was always terrified to do bad in school … and I ’ m not old enough to be wise .
There have been some unsuccessful pieces , like …
right : Shift , acrylic on canvas below : Diffracting Light , acrylic on canvas
Jordan goes to the back of her studio to retrieve a painting she deemed unsatisfactory .
Rob : How much you want for it ?
Jonathan : I have three dollars in my pocket right now !
Rob : I got $ 15 ! Jonathan : Dammit .
Hey , you know who your work makes me think of ? Hold on I can ’ t pull it up , I ’ m using my phone to record . Maybe I ’ ll just end the recording .
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