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Justice Schanfarber - 2019 - Do you want to hear a story
Do you want to hear a story. 2019.48×60″. Acrylic on paper, panel, and canvas.
Untitled. 2019. 48×48″. Acrylic on paper, panel, and canvas.
Dignity. 2020. 48×53″. Mixed media assemblage.

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Found wood, vintage paper, and housepaints are re- Found wood, vintage paper, and housepaints are re-worked and re-imagined. Only with time and grace can certain objects of utility grow into their characteristic intrigue and beauty. . . The process is one of paying attention, persevering, and starting again. Working with time and grace becomes a practice of presence, of noticing, of "holding space" and of discovering what wants to happen rather than forcing a vision or agenda. . . Minor catastrophes set the ground for further inquiries. Setback or breakthrough? Fragility gives way to resilience, and back again, like a yin/yang symbol in motion. A pattern emerges, and the artist attempts to discern it, to align himself with the pattern, and to offer himself in service. This requires a particular way of being, and a particular mode of seeing: This is the practice. (From my artist statement for my work at the emerging artist group show at Fortune Gallery in Victoria BC. Last week to visit!) . . . . . . #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #markmaking #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #worksonpaper #abstractexpressionism #moderngallery #art #postminimalism #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #collage #assemblage #painting #campbellriver #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordecorating #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet @fuera_de_la_raya_ @art4interiors_nyc @minimalist.artists @contemporary.mag @_nota_gallery
Interesting to see this work hung on brick rather Interesting to see this work hung on brick rather than on the typical white wall. @fortune_gallery . . . . #contemporaryart #markmaking #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #worksonpaper #abstractexpressionism #moderngallery #art #postminimalism #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #collage #assemblage #painting #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordecorating #interiordesign #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet @fuera_de_la_raya_ @alexanderjackert @art4interiors_nyc @minimalist.artists @contemporary.mag @_nota_gallery
“On Use 2,3,4,5”. Approximately 27x39”. Foun “On Use 2,3,4,5”. Approximately 27x39”. Found wood, fabric, paint, screws, spike, nylon. Now showing at @fortune_gallery. . . On Use is an ongoing assemblage project begun in 2018. . . On Use reflects my attraction to objects, especially wood (appropriate, given where I live in the Pacific Northwest/Salish Sea region), that have been discarded after reaching the end of their utility. It’s an exploration of use, misuse, right use, and abuse, and also of the continuum between utility and beauty. . . The unceremonious disposal of these objects is countered by the “ceremony” of recognizing their post-use aesthetic and then bringing it out through composition. The implication is that only after their useful life is finished can certain objects reveal their deeper character. . . “Used” (found, salvaged, discarded, left-over) materials form a foundation for my art practice, not only for their explicit materiality but also in how they shape a process, and because of the particular demands they place upon the imagination. . . With used materials there is no Tabula rasa, no blank slate, no blank canvas. It is a different kind of relationship, partly pre-formed or destined, beginning with a recognition (even an honouring) of what is already there, of what has already been lived. . . . . . #contemporaryart #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #moderngallery #art #postminimalism #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #collage #assemblage #painting #campbellriver #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordecorating #interiordesign #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet @minimalist.artists @contemporary.mag @_nota_gallery
“A quiet knowing” (2019), Paper assemblage and “A quiet knowing” (2019), Paper assemblage and paint, 25×16″ . . Plenty of knowing is loud. Much knowing demands to be pronounced, to be heard. Occasionally though we might feel a quieter knowing, a knowing that needs no announcing, that is wholly internal and self-validated. . . Now showing at @fortune_gallery . . . . . #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #markmaking #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #worksonpaper #abstractexpressionism #moderngallery #art #postminimalism #contemporarypainting #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #collage #assemblage #campbellriver #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordecorating #interiordesign #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet @fuera_de_la_raya_ @alexanderjackert @art4interiors_nyc @minimalist.artists @contemporary.mag @_nota_gallery
Some assemblage works with paper and wood now show Some assemblage works with paper and wood now showing at @fortune_gallery. Drop by. . . . . . #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #contemporarypainting #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #painting #campbellriver #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordecorating #interiordesign #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #abstractsonfire #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet #victoriabc #artvictoria @fuera_de_la_raya_ @alexanderjackert @art4interiors_nyc @minimalist.artists@contemporary.mag @_nota_gallery #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #contemporarypainting #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordecorating #interiordesign #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #abstractsonfire #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet #victoriabc #artvictoria
"Refuge". 48x84". House paint on canvas and vintag "Refuge". 48x84". House paint on canvas and vintage mill paper adhered to wood panel. . . The refuge we choose is not always the refuge we seek. We might settle for an uneasy respite even though our instincts tell us to be cautious. The hardship we escape is sometimes exchanged for new dangers. . . Refuge is now for sale at @fortune_gallery. Showing until April 4. . . . . . #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #contemporarypainting #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #painting #campbellriver #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordecorating #interiordesign #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #abstractsonfire #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet #victoriabc #artvictoria @fuera_de_la_raya_ @alexanderjackert @art4interiors_nyc @minimalist.artists@contemporary.mag @_nota_gallery
Hung ten framed artworks at @mattone_italiankitche Hung ten framed artworks at @mattone_italiankitchen today. Many of the works have never been publicly shown. Thank you @goodlookinsue for all the help! Congrats Mattone on your opening night tomorrow :) . . #campbellriver
On Use is an ongoing assemblage project. The artwo On Use is an ongoing assemblage project. The artwork shown is 23x55" and is made from found plywood, custom stretched canvas, and house paint. I commonly spend extended periods of time with my found materials, letting them do their work upon me before attempting to work on them. This piece of plywood graced my home for a full summer, expressing its character and wish upon me. I’ll be showing this piece at the upcoming emerging artist group show at @fortune_gallery in Victoria, BC, March 5 - April 4. . . On Use reflects my attraction to objects, especially wood (appropriate, given where I live in the Pacific Northwest/Salish Sea region), that have been discarded after reaching the end of their utility. It’s an exploration of use, misuse, right use, and abuse, and also of the continuum between utility and beauty. . . The unceremonious disposal of these objects is countered by the “ceremony” of recognizing their post-use aesthetic and then bringing it out through composition. The implication is that only after their useful life is finished can certain objects reveal their deeper character. . . “Used” (found, salvaged, discarded, left-over) materials form a foundation for my art practice, not only for their explicit materiality but also in how they shape a process, and because of the particular demands they place upon the imagination. . . With used materials there is no Tabula rasa, no blank slate. It is a different kind of relationship, partly pre-formed or destined, beginning with a recognition (even an honouring) of what is already there, of what has already been lived. . . . . . #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #markmaking #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #moderngallery #art #postminimalism #contemporarypainting #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #collage #assemblageartist #campbellriver #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordesign #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #abstractsonfire #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet @fuera_de_la_raya_ @alexanderjackert @art4interiors_nyc @minimalist.artists@contemporary.mag @_nota_
I’ll be showing artwork at @fortune_gallery in V I’ll be showing artwork at @fortune_gallery in Victoria BC as part of their emerging artist group exhibition, along with @rachmarie_art and @540seconds. Opens March 6, 2021. Looking forward to showing some favourite work I’ve never shown before. . . . . #canadianartist #canadianart #canadianabstractartist #bcartist #vancouverisland #victoriaart
Enjoying framing up this simple little beauty. 6x4 Enjoying framing up this simple little beauty. 6x4” #fridaynight . . . . . #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #markmaking #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #worksonpaper #abstractexpressionism #moderngallery #art #postminimalism #contemporarypainting #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #painting #campbellriver #BCartist
“Volume” 18x24” House paint and pencil on vi “Volume” 18x24” House paint and pencil on vintage mill paper. . . Wild abandon never guarantees a favourable outcome, but sometimes, if you call it out from the heart, and manage to recognize its limits and to steer it away from total destruction, it shakes loose a blessing that careful consideration on its own never can. . . . . . #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #markmaking #modernart #abstractart #worksonpaper #abstractexpressionism #moderngallery #art #contemporarypainting #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #painting #campbellriver #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #interiordecorating #interiordesign #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet #_nota_gallery #piecewithartist @contemporary.mag
“Volume” 18x24” House paint and pencil on vi “Volume” 18x24” House paint and pencil on vintage mill paper. @cr_artgallery . . Wild abandon never guarantees a favourable outcome, but sometimes, if you call it out from the heart, and manage to recognize its limits and to steer it away from total destruction, it shakes loose a blessing that careful consideration on its own never can. . . . . . #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #markmaking #modernart #abstractart #abstractartist #worksonpaper #abstractexpressionism #moderngallery #art #contemporarypainting #contemporaryabstract #contemporaryartist #artgallery #artcollectors #artlovers #acrylicpainting #painting #campbellriver #artofstream #35contemporary #BCartist #new_and_abstract #primer_contemporary #abstractornothing #abstractsonfire #rtexhibit #abstractartplanet #_nota_gallery #piecewithartist @fuera_de_la_raya_ @alexanderjackert @art4interiors_nyc @minimalist.artists@contemporary.mag
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