JASON B. BERNARD
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Conceptual Artist |
| Location | Torrevieja / Southsea, ES / UK |
| Introduction | STATEMENT | ABOUT: My work encompasses various media, including the use of neon / light boxes / books and ephemera. The aim is to generate a compelling narrative around work based on political and humanist issues, to explore and dissect our innate understanding of subjects portrayed, and to promote dialogue. The power of language / words are intrinsic to my artworks in that they can trigger powerful responses and take the viewer / reader on a trajectory of increasing questioning, or to further understand the intricacies and shine a light on a plethora of subjects from a totally new perspective and to question at every opportunity what is presented. I am committed to producing work that is inclusive / accessible, and explores ‘otherness’, and human behaviour at it’s most primal. OTHER: I also produce what can be loosely termed, 'Industrial' music, experimental and challenging in nature, through my project, 'skull:axis', which has existed in one form or another since 1998. PERIPHERAL MINIMAL RECORDS: I am also the owner of record label + mail order online store, 'Peripheral Minimal'. COLLECTOR: ...of Ephemera, Political Badges / Postcards etc. |
| Interests | Conceptual Art, Minimalism (Art / Photography), Assemblage, Installation, Literature, Sound, Architecture, Postcards, Ephemera, Dytopia, Medicine, Design, Fortean Phenomena |
| Favorite movies | Come And See, THX 1138, Fahrenheit 451, A Short Film About Killing, Sexy Beast, Le Dernier Combat, Tetsuo, Das Experiment, Fun & Games, Naked, A Man Escaped, Interrogation |
| Favorite music | Throbbing Gristle, SPK, Test Department, Einstürzende Neubauten, Clock DVA, Cabaret Voltaire, DAF, Chris & Cosey, Fad Gadget, John Foxx, Boy Harsher, Vice Versa, The Human League, Oppenheimer MKII, Position Parallèle, Im Namen des Volkes, Front 242, Severed Heads |
| Favorite books | 'Stasiland' by Anna Funder, 'Fahrenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury, 'One Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich' by Solzhenitsyn, 'If this is a Man' by Primo Levi, 'In The Night' by Elie Wiesel, 'The Unit' by Ninni Holmqvist, 'Obedience to Authority' by Stanley Milgram |