Jason Stopa (b. 1983) is a contemporary American artist, writer and curator known for his abstract paintings. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, and holds a BA from Indiana University Bloomington and an MA from Pratt Institute. Stopa teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Pratt Institute, The School of Visual Arts and Fashion Institute of Technology, and publishes an academic journal for Columbia University. Stopa creates abstract paintings that reference utopian architecture. Using thin layers of oil paint, he likens geometric forms to two-dimensional sculptures. Using ornamentation and framing in most of his works, the artist explores the tension between geometry and emotional form. He draws inspiration for his colors from an artistic genealogy ranging from Henri Matisse to Bob Thomson to Stanley Whitney. His work has been featured in Artforum, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, Interview Magazine, ArtInfo, New American Paintings, BOMB, Momus and artcritical.
Jason Stopa (b. 1983) is a contemporary American artist, writer and curator known for his abstract paintings. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, and holds a BA from Indiana University Bloomington and an MA from Pratt Institute. Stopa teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Pratt Institute, The School of Visual Arts and Fashion Institute of Technology, and publishes an academic journal for Columbia University.
Stopa creates abstract paintings that refer to utopian architecture. Using thin layers of oil paint, he likens geometric forms to two-dimensional sculptures. Using ornamentation and framing in most of his works, the artist explores the tension between geometry and emotional form. He draws inspiration for the colors he uses in his works from an artistic genealogy ranging from Henri Matisse to Bob Thomson and Stanley Whitney.
His work has been reviewed in major publications such as Artforum, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, Interview Magazine, ArtInfo, New American Paintings, BOMB, Momus and artcritical, and he has also contributed articles to Art In America, The Brooklyn Rail and Whitewall Magazine. His works are in important collections such as The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Fidelity Investments, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Wythe Hotel Collection, Artothèque, Espaces d'art contemporain.
Jason Stopa works and continues his creative process in New York.
