October Artist of the Month Opening Reception – Jasmin Iskandar de Caro

Small works of whimsy by local artist Jasmin Iskandar de Caro. These paintings highlight the shift from her reflective, lunar practice of abstract expressionism into a more active, solar way of painting. This body of work speaks to the value of beauty for beauty’s sake, and seeks to transcend the heavy labor of the artist’s usual fine art practice.

Jasmin Iskandar de Caro was born outside Los Angeles, California to immigrant parents whose roots span Mexico, Italy, and China by way of Indonesia. Raised in an assimilation-driven household with little connection to a defined cultural lineage, she developed an early sense of dislocation that led her to question ideas of identity and belonging. Over time, her inquiry shifted toward understanding belonging not as a cultural inheritance, but as a deeper state of being.

Artist Statement

I create abstract paintings that are visually complex and suggestive of a narrative arc, inviting the eye to move throughout the composition as though embarking on a journey. I am deeply influenced by James Joyce’s concept of aesthetic arrest—the idea that a work of art can suspend the psyche in a moment of pure perception. By offering a stimulating visual field, my work seeks to extend the moment in which perception arises before interpretation begins.

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