Jeremy Geddes

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The devastating realism of Jeremy Geddes’s paintings—1974, Wellington—lay bare the inner self as you begin to analyze his work. It leaves us adrift or hurls us against a wall, evoking emotions that immerse us in a universe of possibilities.

The New Zealand artist begins his work with a core—an idea or a feeling. Translating this into a finished piece is a long process, during which a series of studies help him deepen his understanding of the idea and how it works. Each partial drawing, after being reviewed and studied, leads to the next, and so on, until it passes the test and he begins the complete painting.

The city, stripped of life and noise, serves as the main backdrop for his work. In it, he captures subtle shifts in light and shadow, creating an atmosphere of emotional gravity that makes the real feel unreal. With a refined technique, he crafts a scene full of drama in which he seeks to raise questions rather than answer them.