MOHR : DESIGN
Description: Abstract Painting and much more… Artwork by Jack N. Mohr
painting (13780) sculpture (6858) color (2824) abstract (2755) collage (1745) etching (440) expressionism (187) monotype (113) monoprint (59) lithograph (49)
“Creating is a balancing act and — like life itself — often full of contradictions. So is my art: full of visual and emotional opposites. My analytic approach conflicts with the side that wants to be uncontrolled and adventurous. The art now is to bring all visually together: the calm and controlled side of a painting with its vivid and loose counterpart, balanced into harmonic co-existence. This way I create works in a unique style, that gives each piece its own strong presence and personality.
Jack N. Mohr, a native of Berlin, Germany, studied Art and Visual Communication at the State University for Creative Arts in Berlin (now University of Arts) and graduated with the equivalent of Masters’ degree in Graphic Design. See his design work here. He sees design and free art as two sides of the same coin — on one side creating under constraints with a determined goal and purpose and on the other side free exploration. Though working in both fields, he is focused on creating abstract expressionist art
Though concentrating on painting now, Jack N. Mohr has explored a variety of different artistic expressions, including sculpture, collage and assemblage, printmaking (etching, lithography, monotypes), drawing, and also photography. Occasionally he is still wandering off into those artistic fields, merging styles and combining techniques. At times for studying a new material or process, but sometimes just for some creative experimenting. Out of the many paintings and other works created by Jack N. Mohr only
MOHR : DESIGN