Joby particularly liked the work that included a reference to Felix the Cat. Photo: Meira Gebel/Axios
Portland artist Jess Ackerman is back with a new solo exhibition at Chefas Projects entitled "Love Notes from the Lurker" — a retrospective of paintings exploring observation and introspection under the protection of a moon-lit sky.
State of play: Fans of Ackerman may notice the color palette for this series is much darker than their past work.
This new show is Ackerman at their most abstractive. Tulips, table settings and still lives — plus the odd dog here and there — of their previous works are replaced with dizzying black spirals, repeated patterns and sparkling stars.
Ackerman told Portland Monthly that a few paintings were inspired by peering into windows on nighttime neighborhood walks, and the removed feeling of following the lives of friends via our phones.
If you go: "Love Notes" is on display at Chefas Projects (inside the Taylor Works building) through June 7.
