Author: Mockrin, JesseBaroque masterpieces from the Art Gallery of Ontario resonate throughout Jesse Mockrin's new oil paintings full of unsettling, uncanny drama. Drawing upon Old Master works, specifically from the 17th century, Mockrin’s dynamic and active large-scale oil paintings focus on moments of tension and intensity in their baroque compositions. Mockrin's first museum publication, the catalogue features an interview with the artist in conversation with Adam Harris Levine.Philadelphia–based artist Mockrin studies the past to make art for the present. This publication features a series of new paintings by Mockrin based on works in the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) collection, including Luca Giordano’s Bathsheba Bathing (c. 1660), Nicolas Tournier’s Judgment of Solomon (c. 1620) and Georges de la Tour’s Saint Anne with the Infant Jesus (c. 1640). This synthesis is not merely a demonstration of the importance of historical art; rather, it is a statement about how these pieces remain relevant and acquire new meanings in our present day. ISBN 9781636811871. DelMonico Books. hb. 128 pages. 100 colour ills. 23.5 x 23.5 cm.available
