ARTIST STATEMENT

Jonathan Moss 

My work echoes nineteenth century Romantic landscape paintings whilst also being situated in a contemporary context. My main preoccupations are the constrast between light and dark and the tension between abstract and figuration. The paintings are the result of memories of landscapes perceived more by emotion than by observation and my aim is that they will slowly and quietly reveal themselves to have a deeper dimension through the process of contemplation.

These same preoccupations can be found in my prints and photographs.