Jaime Luna is an artist based out of Sacramento, CA. His work is centered around abstract-figurative art, but he maintains the regular practice of further rendering paintings from direct observation. This allows him to reinvigorate a keen eye for the dynamic world he aims to transmit.

In his main body of work, Jaime Luna applies color with cadence and tension, along with an interaction of rough and smooth textures to find what he calls a reconciliation between contrasts. It’s a process that ranges anywhere from the immediacy of improvisational mark-making to the considered shaping of hard edges.

It is notable that Jaime Luna is greatly influenced by exposure to the Bay Area abstract and figurative movement that originated in the 1950s. Echoed in his work is the brutal approach to aesthetic and off-beat compositions of David Park, the principal artist of this hybrid style. However, one key element where Luna breaks away from this influence is in Park’s adherence to the ordinary and simple subject matter, often opting for sentimental imagery with social messages and allegorical narratives. Through this he hopes to provide an approachable starting point for an uninhibited, intimate and meaningful dialogue with the viewer.