Find Me 2021

Jason Limon’s painting presents us with a surreal, boxy skull, adorned with the words ‘Find Me’. I wonder what Limon was thinking when he conceived this image? Maybe he was thinking about mortality. You know, a skull is an image that is so closely associated with death. And yet, here it is, playfully emblazoned across a box, almost like a child’s toy. And what about the little skeletons lurking around? One is emerging from a secret door, while another seems to be lifting the skull-box like a curtain. It’s so theatrical! The way they are painted with such detail and care, it’s almost as if Limon is inviting us to see death not as something scary, but as a part of life's absurd dance. It reminds me a little bit of James Ensor who was also interested in skeletons and the macabre. Artists like Limon and Ensor offer us new ways of seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world, turning the morbid into something strangely beautiful.