Justin Aerni
Profile
ARTIST STATEMENT
Most of my work depicts my own inner thoughts and emotions. It is a raw expression thought. Most of my work so far has been symbolic in dealing with what I and other humans consider the biggest mysteries such as life and death. My work reflects the fragile human condition we are all held in.
In the last couple years my work has been very surreal. Described by most of my fans as “Cartoon surrealism.” My work seems to be completely disconnected visually from real life or “realism” yet very emotionally translatable to the viewer. A lot of my work is done without any pre-production sketch work of any kind. The art that is created is strictly just based off of a feeling or emotion that I am getting at the time of creation. The thought or emotion seems to force it’s way out in paint form. My paintings are usually completed very fast within two to three hours and are very raw and vibrant. Most of my past paintings have dealt with the darker side of the emotional scope dealing with loneliness, relationships, sadness and love and the feelings related around love but definitely does not define the emotional scope of my art. Most of that work could be described as “Abstract Expressionism.”
EDUCATION
Self taught – Mixed media Artist
Painting since age 2, exhibiting since 2006
SOLO EXHIBITS
Empyrean Gallery – Solo Show – July 2007, Spokane WA.
GROUP EXHIBITS
American Visionary Art Museum – Group Show – June 2008 , Baltimore Maryland
CGTA (Bruce Mcgaw Graphics) – Group Show – Spring 2007 , Toronto Canada.
U*Space Gallery – Group Show – Atlanta, Georgia 2006
ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
“My Hands Were Clean” Illustrated
book cover for the internationally known author, Tom Bradley.
Due to Release sometime in 2010.
“Dead Business Men” Graphic Novel ~ April 2009
Published by Crossing Chaos INC.
“Nonsense Relevant” Poetry ~ March 2009.
Published by Blurb INC.
Featured In SPOKEN(e) Magazine Issue #2. Jan.09
“Fighting For Fiction” Poetry ~ August 2008.
Published by Blurb INC.
Featured in “XFUNS” Art and culture Magazine – Issue#32 – October 2007.
Illustrated “Sweetie Goes To Florida.” a Children’s Book. Published 2003.
Featured in “Burn This magazine” – Published in 2005.
Featured “Retort” Online Art Magazine” – Published in 2006 – 2007.
Artwork Featured “Spark” – CGTA an Art Catalog for Bruce McGaw Graphics – 2007.)
Groups
Justin Aerni is a member of Images & Ideas, Painters In Modern Times and Pop Art.
