Bio

Jonathan grew up in Houston, Texas. In 2006 Jonathan graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art with emphasis in Printmaking and a Bachelor of Art with emphasis in French Language and Culture. The following year he moved to France to work as a language assistant at three primary schools in Roubaix. In 2007, Jonathan moved to Edinburgh, Scotland to obtain a Master of Fine Art with emphasis in Printmaking at Edinburgh College of Art which he recieved in 2009. He uses his extensive knowledge in media art, printmaking, bookmaking, digital video, digital photography, installation, and drawing to create his work. Currently, Jonathan resides and works in Madison, Wisconsin.

Statement

Today maps found in papers, on television, and the internet have developed in such a way that they mirror our understanding of the world and its atmosphere. Complex and abstract forms mimic the clouds that hover above our heads. Sequences of dotted lines represent the potential both the potential and real storms that can kill hundreds or even thousands. We look at weather forecasts and see images of events that are happening now alongside events that will perhaps happen days from now.
My work is concerned with the filter through which we view meteorological events and the simulated world that has developed as a result of satellite and Doppler imagery that has flooded media outlets. Through deconstructing imagery of meteorological events as they are happening along with ones that are predicted to happen my work seeks to delve further into the blur between the simulated and real.  The blur between potential and actual events has divorced people from the natural environment and created a new and abstract understanding of the world. My work deconstructs, examines, and questions the imagery and abstract view of our world through the veil of the digital media that presents us with both the actual and potential. I leave the viewer to determine whether the events in my work have, were predicted, or may happen and question their  understanding of the events.