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“I hail from Saint Ann’s Bay in Jamaica, where I first began to create poetry and art. In my paintings I wish to show an abstract reality, adding color and texture using plant powder pigment (sea algae, hibiscus, sea vegetables and rosemary) and acrylic on Canvas. In this particular series I wanted to add an air of humor. Working in abstract compositions can often become heavy and emotional; that is the nature of abstract expression. With these works it was important to me to keep the canvas smiling.”

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Parris Jaru is a Brooklyn-based artist who was born in Jamaica. He has displayed his work at galleries throughout New York City. His influences include Picasso, Van Gogh, Basquiat, Warhol, and the energy, vibrancy of color, and folkloric allusions of Afro-Caribbean art.