To read my review, Jonathan Syme Coaxes Spirit from Matter at Royale Projects in Art Spiel magazine, click here:

Jonathan Syme Coaxes Spirit from Matter at Royale Projects

By Stephen Wozniak

Excerpt

Jonathan Syme paints like someone coaxing spirit from matter—a phrase that sounds mystical until you’re standing in front of the work, where it becomes simply descriptive. As restless as they seem, his canvases don’t argue or perform; they resonate, like a vibration passed through the soles of your feet. Thick skeins of paint are unearthed, revealing strata in a geologic dig of intuition. There’s a kind of archaeology to the gesture: gouges, stains, and eruptions of impasto build a type of sedimentary record, chronicling attention. The eye slows down, and with it, thought.

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