John Mayer

Statement

Over the years John Mayer has developed symbolic equivalents in his art that relate to certain aspects of nature as well as to his own inner emotional state. Mayer’s paintings have a translucent, ethereal quality, which transports the viewer to distant places such as the island of Moorea in Tahiti, Vauban’s citadel in Besançon France and Eao Valley on the island of Maui, Hawaii. He draws upon his own travel experiences in the development stages of his work, using them as a vehicle in his search for a painterly analogue to his visual memory. Mayer absorbs and translates these powerful recollections through what he refers to as a “Zen, Dream-State” painting process, a solitary process crucial to the creation of the works, which become a personal expression of the inner spirit.                   “My painting is informed and determined by many visual, emotional and spiritual experiences. My images are abstracted from real experience and are the embodiment      of a deep reverence for the natural environment. Beyond that I have wanted to explore the architectural elements of space while remaining painterly.”

Biography

John Mayer was born in Greenwich, Connecticut (USA), in 1961. Mayer received his Bachelor of Arts in Art from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1984. He has lived, painted and exhibited in many different cities in the United Sates: Greenwich, Boston, San Francisco, Maui (Hawaii), Palm Beach, Houston, and New York. Mayer is inspired by architecture and landscapes wherever he lives: United States, Ocean Pacifique, and today in France. John Mayer has received numerous awards and recognition. For example selection by Mr. Levine, a curator at the NY Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) for HCC Gallery’s National Juried 2001 Exhibition in New York. In January of 2006 and October 2011, France 3 Television aired programs on John Mayer. Mayer's work is in private collections in the USA and Europe. John Mayer currently lives and paints in Besançon, France. John Mayer works as a lyricist and is an organic gardener at the Musée des Maisons Comtoises in Nancray, France.

Biographie

John Mayer est né à Greenwich, Connecticut (USA), en 1961. Diplômé «Bachelor of Arts in Art» de l’Université de Californie à Santa Cruz en 1984. Il a vécu, peint et exposé dans différentes villes des Etats-Unis: Greenwich, Boston, San Francisco, Maui (Hawaii), Palm Beach, Houston et New York. Il puise son inspiration dans l’architecture et les paysages où il demeure: Etats-Unis, Océan Pacifique,     et aujourd’hui la France. En 2001, une de ses toiles a été sélectionnée par Mr. Levine, un conservateur du Musée d’Arts Modernes de New York (MOMA) pour HCC Gallery’s National Juried Exposition. En Janvier 2006 et Octobre 2011 France 3 television a diffusé des reportages sur John Mayer. On trouve ses toiles dans des collections de particuliers aux USA et en Europe. Il vit à Besançon où il peint dans son atelier rue Bersot, travail comme parolier et jardine également au Musée des Maisons Comtoises.