Jeff Depner’s geometric abstractions could be considered an analysis of the relationship between form, colour and space. Architecture and contemporary culture significantly influence his visual language. Depner uses muted urban colours, which invoke associations to institutional and industrial buildings. Although his paintings look graphic and flat, they comprise of several layers. In an interview for Artbox Magazine (Issue 19, 2012), Depner states that these layers occur naturally, as a part of the process of getting rid of information that is not crucial to the composition. Even though architecture appears to be at the core of Depner’s work (observable through the series of photographs on his website), his expressive painting style with seemingly accidental paint drips, scratches and traces of brush strokes make his work, as the Canadian artist puts it, “open-ended” for the viewer to enter it. www.jeffdepner.com
