About The Artist - Jay Yurick

After thirty-plus years of living and creating art on both coasts of the USA, narrowing down my body of work in an ‘About Me’ feels nearly impossible. From an abandoned forest where my family grew some of our food to live, to the diversified streets of Los Angeles, I've seen and experienced a surreal sort of life- and that's what I place into my art.

Decaying bodies of animals from my childhood forest are at home next to neon city lights inspired by Los Angeles. The extant decay of mushrooms continued life cycle even on concrete and plastic. The constant observation of a million million small forest creatures and the eternal watch of security cameras. Wherever one ends, the other has already begun. 

This is where I draw from. The depths of death and vibrant life from the world at its extremes. 

Or at least. How this eye perceives it 👁️

 

 

Featured Artist: Lukat Lief

Growing up in a forest, far from society, they developed a sense of wonder for the minutia of the natural world- and what it hides. Their art explores the many things of the forest; flora and fauna and those beings lingering in between the two.

Their work can be found on Instagram: @lukat.lief_art