Jackson Taylor: I remember this

NOW SHOWING in the Civic Art Bureau window

Two paintings by Jackson Taylor. Enquiries info@civicartbureau.com

I didn’t know they closed, 2025
Acrylic and ink on Canvas. 91 x 91 cm. $900

This painting investigates the disorienting discovery of a beloved local restaurant’s closure through faux-naive figurative painting. Using distorted proportions and bold colours, the work transforms this mundane yet jarring moment into meditation on contemporary uncertainty. Point-of-view perspective situates viewers within the scene, deploying ambiguity to invite personal recognition of similar losses within our increasingly unstable shared environments.

I wish it were casual Friday, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas. 91 x 91 cm. $900

Longest day of my life, how long until lunch?
I guess I’ll do this for the rest of my life then.
The executive partner just walked past..
Are my socks silly enough ?
At least it’s Wednesday.
I need another coffee.
Why do employees make shrines describing their lives outside the office? 

“Through faux-naive figurative paintings, my work investigates  moments familiar to many of us and seeks to transform these everyday scenes into opportunities to meditate on contemporary life through connection and conversation.

“My paintings describe pockets of time, punctuated with long limbs and looming vistas to consider the notion of shared memory through landscapes that are simultaneously familiar and alienating.

“I am particularly interested in point-of-view perspective as a narrative device, experimenting with viewpoints that situate viewers directly within scenes. This approach allows viewers to bring their own perspective to each work, connecting artist, audience and experience through recognisable, relatable moments.” – Jackson Taylor