ARTIST STATEMENT

When viewing these lovingly archived materials on YouTube, hearing the music, and reliving moments from this era, I am drawn to the simplicity of the imagery, the slower pace, and the grainy, fuzzy, glowing resolution—especially in contrast to today’s crystal-clear HD video and high-volume sound. My non-objective works have always contained traces of this imagery, whether intentional or not.

The works in this exhibit span more than a decade, increasingly engaging with these visual elements and incorporating glowing Scanimate effects into layered paint. They aim to transmit the feelings evoked by early media experiences from that time.

– Jeremy Rabus

ARTIST BIO

Jeremy Rabus is a painter based in St. Louis, MO. His works have ranged from experimental collage to portraiture to the occasional landscape to a series of inner self-directed, channeled paintings, plus sculptural installations and mural work. Jeremy’s works have been exhibited and placed in NYC, Miami, Los Angeles, Kansas City, St.Louis, and throughout the United States and the U.K. His paintings have been featured in Ladue News, Riverfront Times, Studio Visit Magazine, and Modern Luxury Orange County. Jeremy is also a cat dad, raising three fuzzy babies with his partner at his St. Louis home.