You are cordially invited to my solo show: ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE at the Compound gallery from 1/13/24 - 3/13/24, opening reception on Saturday on 1/13 from 6PM - 9PM.

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“There was such a mystery to violence, arising suddenly and then retreating again, leaving nothing behind but something broken, and no way of knowing how it happened, no one to ask.”

Jim Lewis, Ghosts of New York

The Compound Gallery is pleased to announce “All Hell Broke Loose,” an exhibition of new paintings from Jason Gouliard opening on January 13, 2024.

This exhibition features a group of paintings that Gouliard made in his studio in Half Moon Bay, CA in 2023. The paintings are characterized by abstract imagery with dynamic and expressive gestural brushwork balancing between the chaotic and controlled and feature a wide range of color palettes.

Gouliard was inspired by a broad range of historical sources, maps, diagrams, pinball machines, and calligraphy. As a process-oriented abstract painter, he embraces a systematic exploration of chaos and control. His work harmonizes an array of disparate themes: esoteric expressions of cloud chambers, the didactic lines of weather maps, cartography's precise geometry, the random behavior of metal balls inside pinball machines, the unseen yet potent influences that shape our universe, and cartoon explosions. Come see these abstract paintings that hint at the cause-and-effect dynamics of the cosmos while resembling a fireworks display unpredictably propelling energy into the night sky.