Jesse Edwards (artist)

Known primarily for his figurative and still life oil paintings, using techniques from the European Old Masters, that often provide satirical cultural commentary.

[3] After moving from Seattle to New York Edwards acquired representation by Vito Schnabel[4] Edwards work was later chosen by the curators Theo Niarchos and David Rimanelli to be included in group exhibitions alongside works by Harmony Korine, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, Dan Colen, Dash Snow, and Pablo Picasso.

[8] Edwards uses oil paint on stretched linen, underpainting, and glazing to emulate the style of the Old Masters.

[11] The billboard placed atop 6817 Gallery in Los Angeles, California, featured the memes Wojak and Pepe wearing a beret, laying in front of a painting by Edwards: a still life featuring the adult magazine Buttman next to a bottle of Vaseline and a white towel.

[12] An image of the still life was eventually published in print on the inside cover of Buttman Magazine Volume 16, Number 5.

Jesse Edwards, Beauty of Crack II, oil on linen, 2004
Jesse Edwards, 911 , under glaze and over glaze on ceramic, 2006
Jesse Edwards, Deitch Masters mural, Coney Art Wall, 2015