Micaëla Gallery is honored to debut the paintings of Jason Newsted. An internationally
recognized musician for his work with Metallica from 1986 to 2001, Newsted is a
multi-awarded Grammy winner and 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. In 2005, Newsted found a new means of artistic express... Read more
Micaëla Gallery is honored to debut the paintings of Jason Newsted. An internationally
recognized musician for his work with Metallica from 1986 to 2001, Newsted is a
multi-awarded Grammy winner and 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. In 2005, Newsted found a new means of artistic expression with paint. With characteristic well known intensity, Newsted turned toward the act of painting and this new focus became a source of solace and strength. Using expressive paint and imagery, his work possesses viceral energy, visual harmony, and successfully combines color with composition. Drawing inspiration from his childhood family farm in Michigan, where he learned about beauty, life and death, Newsted’s work is also formed by the powerful music of his rock star heritage.
Working with blown glass and steel, JP Long’s work, which captures a feeling of
matter in motion, is easy on the eyes and captivating. Influenced by modernist
geometry, Long’s work evokes organic imageries that reference naturally occurring events such as energy, force and magnetism. His sculpture, based on refined aesthetics, studied discipline, and meticulous skill, is owed to formal training in jewelry and metal art at CCA, as well as apprenticeships with prominent San Francisco Bay Area sculptors. Longs work is intimate, playful, and beautiful. His sculpture studies shape, volume and pressure, possesses extraordinary compositional design, and is imbued with abstract yet familiar notions of time and place.
