BULK COLLECTION
july through august
Featuring the “Eyes Got It” Winner
Jason Webb
- opening reception: friday, july 26, 7-9pm
- exhibition dates: july 26 - august 25, 2013
During the 2012 East Austin Studio Tour, Salvador Castillo brought back the 3rd annual “Eyes Got It!” competition. Riffing on the ever-increasing number of reality television creative competition shows, this Austin-spun event featured a panel of local arts professionals offering critiques of artists’ work in front of a live audience. After three rounds of increasingly tougher critiques, a winner was announced and Jason Webb was awarded a solo exhibition at grayDUCK. We are proud to feature Jason Webb and his highly detailed acrylic paintings in his first solo show.
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Jason Webb
Bulk Collection is a confluence of two distinct series of paintings; One I've entitled ‘Discard Piles’ and the other simply, ‘Collections’.
DISCARD PILES
‘Discard Piles’ is a series of paintings which take as their subject matter piles of bulky trash kicked to the curb for city collection and disposal. These found assemblages only exist for one day; piled high on Sundays, and hauled away on Mondays. I spend my
Sundays driving through unfamiliar neighborhoods, photographing the once private, now publicly expended possessions of strangers. From those photographs, I studiously paint select piles isolated against clean, white backgrounds. Individually, every pile is a unique glob of colors, shapes, and textures; organized or disorganized based on the unknowable whims or personality of their former owner. When viewed as a series, the piles present anthropological findings. Patterns emerge, with certain objects undeniably common: cheap plastic toddler toys, rotting lumber, leaky garden hoses, old mattresses, stained rugs, and unsalvageable furniture. Other objects are noticeably absent: appliances, grills, lawn mowers; basically anything with a motor or made of metal. On collection days, I see these absent objects stacked high, skating past in a flurry of rattling trailers towed by distressed pickup trucks. Fundamentally, this series is concerned with impermanence and the careful examination of possessions exhausted of their value.
COLLECTIONS
‘Collections’ is a series of paintings which take as their subject matter sets of objects accumulated and cherished by an individual. With this series, I intend to explore passion, and objects which have meaning in someone’s life. I begin by seeking out collections through friends and acquaintances, and documenting them in a studio photography tradition. While photographing, I have the opportunity to discuss the history of the collection with the collector. I listen to stories associated with specific items; I discover what matters to this person, their taste, and their favorite things. From those photographs, I paint the collection evenly allocated across a white background, isolated from visual context. Inherent to being a collection, the pieces relate to one another. They share colors, shapes, materials and exhibit variations of common features. This series is a departure from, or counterpoint to past series which celebrated valueless things. Here, I examine possessions which have intense personal value.
![Acrylic on watercolor board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 5](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/a7f1fa9beea1443d85916f9413003c90/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Discard-Pile-5.jpg)
![Acrylic on watercolor board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 6](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/cd6fe740e653412c8c80df59256d60ef/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Discard-Pile-6.jpg)
![Acrylic on gessobord, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 10](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/d0b0a1b4e16a4d91b64bccbabb2a8279/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Discard-Pile-10.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 11](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/b8ee9d816033458bb60dfccded370cfc/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Discard-Pile-11.jpg)
![Acrylic on watercolor board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 12](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/a1e205251e8a4f19b6b65732da509e01/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Discard-Pile-12.jpg)
![Acrylic on watercolor board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 13](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/fb97d0b556a04a2b8a3e650877664f1c/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-13.jpg)
![Acrylic on gessobord, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 14](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/c5376ee2e70d4e72b9c29d41069458da/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-14.jpg)
![Acrylic on watercolor board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 16](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/f73867cdcf874a04b89d53841e2eed6f/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-16.jpg)
![Acrylic on illustration board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 17](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/f15729706b3f4a3aaa304ca385e3f1bc/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-17.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 25” x 19” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 20](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/a2b6e43aca4543c9ac49cc01816e4c07/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-20.jpg)
![Acrylic on illustration board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 21](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/f6d77063f85d45eb8b143332d1932807/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-21.jpg)
![Acrylic on illustration board, 20.5” x 20.5” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 22](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/ea2a5923f4d844678fc674dbdf63ef30/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-22.jpg)
![Acrylic on watercolor board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 23](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/d7ffe8c428d24427b336d14a7ea12118/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-23.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 24](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/d59e907fca4c42449022a69b0b931426/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-24.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 25](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/a4ade385c6144f8790748cd397987c87/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-25.jpg)
![Acrylic on illustration board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 26](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/f6d7f5a51b53411f8ac2cc4bbcf7b17f/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-26.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 27](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/dd1dcf5c4a704cd587d923c27c83eccb/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-27.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 28](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/dce03ea5bc2a4c649f8d71dd991c3521/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-28.jpg)
![Acrylic on illustration board, 11” x 9” Jason Webb - Discard Pile 29](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/cbdbcbf36a874ac1bf82e6446c46df58/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_discard-pile-29.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 20.5” x 20.5” Jason Webb - Collection 3](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/e282b51dc4274fbeb92c1a417ffca90f/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_collection-3.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 20.5” x 20.5” Jason Webb - Collection 2](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/f6ee0f725f864970895d08ab212da2e7/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_collection-2.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 20.5” x 20.5” Jason Webb - Collection 4](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/fbf84334f4ca4f6a90491e64b98e8456/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Collection-4.jpg)
![Acrylic on aquabord, 20.5” x 20.5” Jason Webb - Collection 1](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/b55a144a4ff84a828ab84660fbb302a6/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Webb_Collection%201.jpg)
![Acrylic and marker on canvas, 50” x 32” Jason Webb - Me!](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/b0e8d900ec634f5dbcf148661210a8c5/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Me.jpg)
![Acrylic and marker on canvas, 46” x 35” Jason Webb - Ash](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/dadf1f37611b414683845fda5ec37a42/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Ash.jpg)
![Acrylic and marker on canvas, 15” x 15” Jason Webb - RIP Jesse](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/d72fb7d0c9a94504b99a4fe5adda8f4c/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_RIP%20Jesse.jpg)
![Acrylic and marker on canvas, 24” x 28” Jason Webb - Passing II](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b1d3dc2c91914ea39d2f012f65491d58/i/b0942bdeeef64a53bf4263adaeab0765/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6VuB5J4/web_Passing%202.jpg)