Every Little Beat 2020

Jason Limon made "Every Little Beat," which seems to be a painting, and the approach to making it looks very careful and thought out. There’s something really powerful in the way Limon merges anatomy with graphic sensibilities. Look at how the heart is also a skull, but it's all about the surface, right? It’s not just a flat image; it’s got this subtle texture that suggests maybe it’s on wood or some kind of board, and that under-painting is really interesting, lending depth. I’m drawn to how the words themselves become part of the structure. "BEAT" is literally cracking, which makes you think about fragility, but also the intensity of feeling. This piece feels almost like a contemporary take on the vanitas tradition, you know, where art reminds us of our mortality. Like Damien Hirst, but…sweeter?