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Jason Peters is a Brooklyn based artist, who has been on the New York art scene for more than ten years. His art revaluates and questions the way we view conventional objects, by reinventing them in the form of sculpture. His most notable works include commissions from the ‘Time Square Alliance’ in New York and ‘The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’ PA. In his later works he breaks from his signature style and focuses on the medium of light. To be in the presence of one of his spectacular light sculptures is really a sight to behold. These sculptures are vast in scale and levitate throughout the space, leaving a luminous glow that captivates you immediately. IDOL talks in-depth with Jason about the transitions he has made throughout his career and the developments he has made as an artist.
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Jason Peters has a way of making you reconsider reality and space.

Mr. Peters studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art and acquires his BA in Fine Arts in Sculpture and a Minor in Asian Art History. Since then he has 11 solo shows (last one Reversed Polarities in 2011) and is part of an average of 2-3 group shows per year since 1999. You do the math. His installations investigate the relationships of actual space, environment and materials with the viewer’s inherent and often programmed opinions of them. His goal is to challenge intrinsic perceptions by suggesting that the objects of our reality are not always what they seem. Mr. Peters uses found objects because they help redefine prescribed meanings and values, especially when assembled into entirely different structures. Below you can see my picks from 2011, 2010 and 2009.
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Born in the states and grew up in germany which when going back to the states was a big adjustment but now have been settled for in for some years and making work at a steady pace.

The goal of my work is to trigger and explore both intellectual and emotional reactions to the ways in which objects interact with their surrounding environment. My recent pieces have predominantly focused on using found objects like tires or buckets as modular elements that, when interconnected like building blocks, create entirely new forms. The objects are separated from their prior lives and repurposed in new and unexpected ways that are no longer utilitarian but conceptual. By using large multiples of discarded items in repeating designs that establish unexpected patterns, trash is made beautiful through the alliteration of form. Once removed from their traditional context, the objects’ interaction with the environment becomes much more unpredictable and unstable. Additionally, through elements like lighting and layout that for many artists are not central to the creation of work but almost afterthoughts of installation I am able to manipulate and change my audience’s understanding of and reaction to the objects in my work. I can shift the focus from individual pieces to the environment as a whole, helping viewers experience the ways in which my work changes that environment: the spaces in between, surrounding, and within each piece become as important as the works themselves and create a kinetic experience of stationary objects. Works that appear unstable, for example, looming over and even threatening the viewer, create new levels of tension and dynamism within the installation. At the same time, the repeated elements in the patterns of my work trigger feelings of calm, safety, and familiarity that play against this sense of dynamic inconstancy. Ultimately, the total environment becomes part of the experience of my work. This process is necessarily informed by my own experience of a particular space or environment, as well as the availability of various objects. Because of this, my work continues to evolve as I explore new materials and locations.