JONATHON HAYDE
CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS
EXHIBITING OCTOBER 2012
Painting has been with Jonathon for over half his life,
discovering his talent and passion for art during his senior years of secondary
education. Jonathon continued painting after completing high school
and became a full time professional artist in 2003. Jonathon has over the years
delved into many styles from realistic, to experimental and contemporary work.
He is passionate about art as the possibilities are
seemingly endless, and are not constrained by anyone or anything, only his imagination. Jonathon’s expression with colour, balance and ability to
adapt, have led to his work finding residence all over Australia and the world
in homes, businesses and corporate spaces.
Hayde
was born in Perth, WA but migrated to New Zealand at an early age. He returned
to Australia in his teens and studied graphic design, fine art and experimental
art, before going on to paint professionally. His
art ranges from pure segmented abstracts, geometric abstracts in three colours,
realist animal depictions with stylised backgrounds, through to realist fields
and jungle scenes.
Hayde’s
art – particularly his abstracts and geometrics – is highly suitable as a focal
point for modern interior spaces.
His
art hangs in the foyer of the landmark Q1 building on the Gold Coast, on each
floor of the Reflections Resort tower at Coolangatta, in the foyer at
Broadbeach on the Park and in many private collections.
ARTIST STATEMENT
When
I was younger I thought self-expression was self-serving when it comes to art.
However, over the years, I have grown to understand the importance of
self-expression, not only to the artist, but to all who view art. Even if the
intended meaning is not met at a glance, it will, in most cases, evoke an
emotion or set a mood that is personal to the individual observer.
It
is a difficult task to narrow the meaning of a lot of my work down to a clear
definition, as it is often days of intermingled thoughts and ideas, and it is
near impossible to slow the thought process down long enough to dissect it. The
majority of my work falls into this category so it leaves a wide scope for
subjective individual meaning for those who view it.
