Cat’s Eye 2016

Jason Limon painted "Cat's Eye" using oils or acrylics, blending surrealism with pop art aesthetics. The subdued palette creates an intriguing tension between playful innocence and subtle disquiet. Up close, the textures in Limon's work reveal a careful balance between smooth gradients and meticulously rendered details. The titular eyes of the cat are two marbles rendered in deep blues and greens with a high level of detail, contrasted with cartoonish embellishments, like the smiling faces on the marbles themselves. These details transform the familiar into something uncanny. The way Limon combines the cute with the grotesque reminds me of artists like Mark Ryden. Like Ryden, Limon embraces a sense of the absurd, creating paintings that invite multiple interpretations. This painting celebrates the fluidity of visual language, where fixed meanings dissolve into a sea of possibilities.