Jacob Pongratz

33, New Haven CT, U.S.A. Still Living.The major goal in producing my art is to apply a primal energy that solidifies my experience as a human to canvas. A fluid approach of spontaneity and confusion is essential to my finished product. The subject matter is one of universal understanding; it is the reflection of ones self that matters most, using abstract forms to unbalance any preconceived notions of rationale. What little representations that do exist are merely adaptations of the primary idea into more fully developed forms. My own methods of art making are straightforward, in that they truly have no convention only habits may define them and impulsiveness frees them. It is my aim to teach myself to see in a very specific manner that allows the undeniable image an opportunity to spawn until the vision is complete. An understanding of the spectators position is intended to give the witness all the introspection they desire, without a severe definition of purpose. I draw the heart of the action from images of remembrance, past and present, recollections of objects used, populations destroyed, manifestation of moments, or extensive passages of time. With each painting, I undertake a search for an engaging image with no pre-exist...

Paier College of Art