Overview
The Eternal Source: New Work by Jim Schantz
15 October — 27 November 2022
My intention within the subject matter balances two arenas—the environment and the spirit. The Housatonic River has inspired artists and poets for generations, offering a place for quiet meditation. It continues to be a source of inspiration for me, and a symbol of hope.
Attentiveness to Nature: New Works by Jim Schantz at Pucker Gallery, Boston
17 October — 15 November 2020
For Jim Schantz, moments of change are moments of celebration. Our forests, waters, and skies shift and renew in ways that we may take for granted, or simply fail to remember. Sunrises melt into sunsets; sunsets swell into sunrises. Within these transitions, at their peak, is when
PRESENCE OF THE SUBLIME
5 March — 10 April 2016
Schantz’s color choices and application of thick, loose brush strokes, are reminiscent of les Fauves (French for “the wild beasts”), a group of Modern artists whose work appeared to have little restraint. They often chose colors exaggerated from reality, and applied paint in a manner that evoked spontaneity and boldness. Glendale Woods,
TOWARD THE LIGHT
11 January — 22 February 2014
In a similar vein to this fervor for color, Schantz is fascinated with “the character of light” and the range of slight to grand changes that transpire between changing seasons and times of day. His works explore the beauty of the “transitory moments” that occur at sunset, sunrise, dusk, and dawn — moments that we frequently forget to experience fully, or take for granted.