Perplexed 2022

Jason Limon’s painting presents us with a skull, meticulously pieced together, each fragment a little canvas of its own, adorned with symbols and patterns. I imagine Limon, with his tiny brushes, patiently filling in each diamond shape. Each mark feels like a meditation, a steady hand bringing forth a world of tiny intricacies. The word ‘Perplexed’ hovers across the surface. And I wonder, was Limon perplexed himself when making this? The whole image feels suspended between worlds, a dialogue between the symbolic and the surreal, a conversation between life, death, and the infinite patterns we find in between. It's like a puzzle, really, and maybe the point isn't to solve it, but to revel in the beauty of its complexity. Like all good painting, Limon’s reminds us that art is a question, not an answer, a path, not a destination.