American artist Jonas Wood (b. 1977) is mostly known for his diverse range of paintings – including portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and interior scenes. His work showcases a distinctive vision of the contemporary world, characterized by a personal approach to subject matter shaped by his experiences.
Wood’s artistic style is marked by a vibrant color palette, intricate patterns, and flattened perspective, which together create a unique and immediately recognizable visual language. His compositions often merge multiple viewpoints, blending elements of realism and abstraction and skillfully explore variable scales.
The artist is also active in drawing and printmaking: these works often showcase his meticulous attention to detail and ability to translate the complexity of his compositions across different mediums.
Wood has been featured in solo and collaborative exhibitions at prestigious institutions such as the Dallas Museum of Art, Museum Voorlinden in the Netherlands, Lever House in New York, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. His artwork is part of the permanent collections of renowned institutions including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, among others. In 2019, a monograph dedicated to Wood’s paintings and drawings was published by Phaidon. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
