Crooked Highway - Jason Hackenwerth Exhibition

I see my function as similar to a hiker on a remote trail who piles stones along the way to help others remain on the path. As such, when I encounter dazzling works by other artists I feel a connectedness to the experience. A feeling of affirmation that others have taken this path and that it is a worth-while endeavor. When the rocks are piled so carefully and so skillfully that they seem to defy gravity, it is a reminder to let go of the need to reach the destination and recognize that what is most sacred are the examples we leave for others along the journey.

My work is a continual practice of arranging the stones so surprisingly that they become
arresting beacons of assurance that we are not lost, we are not alone. We are.

Jason Hackenwerth is a multidisciplinary artist working in the fields of painting, sculpture, and installation. His work has been exhibited in galleries, and museums around the world including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the National Museums Scotland. Jason received his MFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010 and his Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking from Webster University in 1997. Press includes, The New York Times, Art In America, Surface Magazine, American Craft, Design Journal, Sculpture Magazine, Metal Magazine, Art Desk, Creative Review UK, Creative Review. Jason is a 2011 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Inc. grant recipient, and a two time recipient of the Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant and Palladium Theater Creative Fellow.

He currently lives and works in St Petersburg, FL.

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