{{advert|date=October 2023}} {{Short description|American visual artist}} {{Infobox person | name = Jason Seife | image = Jason Seife in studio.jpg | alt = Jason Seife in studio | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1989}} | birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | alma_mater = | occupation = Visual artist, musician | known_for = Painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, digital animation, generative art | movement = Contemporary art }}
'''Jason Seife''' (born 1989) is an American visual artist and musician from South Florida. He works across painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, site-specific projects, digital animation and generative art. In his paintings and objects, Seife's work explores Middle Eastern heritage and culture through a contemporary lens,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mekkaoui |first=Meeran |date=3 March 2023 |title="The Middle East is One of the Most Exciting Art Scenes in the World" – Jason Seife |url=https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/jason-seife-interview-art-dubai-2023 |website=GQ Middle East}}</ref> and investigates the designs of Persian carpets.
==Background and career== Jason Seife was born in 1989 in Miami, Florida, to a Cuban mother and a Syrian father.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Afifi |first=Hania |date=22 October 2020 |title=Miami-Based Artist Jason Seife On Reviving Traditional Middle Eastern Art |url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/culture/art/miami-based-jason-seife-on-reviving-traditional-middle-eastern-art |website=Harper's Bazaar Arabia}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=Miami artist Jason Seife digs deep into Middle Eastern heritage at PAMM |url=https://www.artburstmiami.com/visual_arts/miami-artist-jason-seife-digs-deep-into-middle-eastern-heritage-at-pamm |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Artburst |language=en-US}}</ref>
To deepen his study and research of traditional textiles, he also travelled to Morocco, Turkey, Iran and Syria to meet carpet weavers and local artists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chaves |first=Alexandra |date=2022-03-26 |title=Jason Seife combines the intricate and infinite in first Dubai show |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art/2022/03/26/jason-seife-combines-the-intricate-and-infinite-in-first-dubai-show/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Seife: A Small Spark vs a Great Forest at Unit London |url=https://www.galleriesnow.net/shows/jason-seife-a-small-spark-vs-a-great-forest/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-12 |title=Interview: Artist Jason Seife On Connecting With His Middle Eastern Heritage Through Craft |url=https://somethingcurated.com/2021/01/12/interview-artist-jason-seife-on-connecting-with-his-middle-eastern-heritage-through-craft/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Something Curated |language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Artistic process=== Seife, who has worked as a graphic designer, began painting at the age of seven. His artistic process typically commences with the digital design of elements and the combination of colours that can then be translated into compositions, which he subsequently draws and paints by hand onto canvas, often using acrylic on canvas and occasionally acrylic on concrete. A single painting may take weeks or months to complete.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waddoups |first=Ryan |date=2023-06-13 |title=Jason Seife Meticulously Recreates Persian Rugs |url=https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/jason-seife-persian-rugs-perez-museum-miami/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=SURFACE |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Digital artworks=== In 2021, Seife developed, alongside Andrew Cassetti, an algorithmic code that transformed eleven hand-drawn artworks into endlessly iterative designs. Seife's algorithmic model is configured to juxtapose and reflect the units within the patterns, thereby creating new versions of his designs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busto |first=Carolina del |title=Jason Seife's Solo Show at PAMM Is a Long Time Coming |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/jason-seifes-show-at-pamm-is-his-first-solo-museum-exhibition-in-the-us-17190411 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Miami New Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-30 |title=Syrian-Cuban artist Jason Seife discusses his digital artwork 'A Modern Genesis: Spring Garden' |url=https://arab.news/yuc9t |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>
===Music industry=== In his early twenties, Seife performed and toured with bands before returning to the visual arts. "After playing with bands for so long, I realized how much I miss drawing," the artist told ''Harper's Bazaar'' magazine in 2020. Prior to pursuing his artistic career, he collaborated with well-established figures in the music industry, including Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Williams and Big Sean.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Estate |first=Luxury Defined EditorsChristie's International Real |date=2017-03-13 |title=In the Studio with Artist Jason Seife |url=https://www.christiesrealestate.com/blog/in-the-studio-with-artist-jason-seife/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Christie's International Real Estate |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927152614/https://www.christiesrealestate.com/blog/in-the-studio-with-artist-jason-seife/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Critical reception== Following Seife's solo show in London, Mark Westall, founding editor of ''FAD Magazine'', commented on his work:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Westall |first=Mark |date=2020-12-13 |title=Jason Seife A Small Spark vs a Great Forest. |url=https://fadmagazine.com/2020/12/13/jason-seife-a-small-spark-vs-a-great-forest/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=FAD Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><blockquote>"This physical-digital-physical process not only allows Seife to create a more powerful visual experience, it also stresses the notion that craftsmanship remains at the centre of the artistic process."</blockquote>
==Solo exhibitions== Jason Seife has held solo exhibitions at venues in the United States, the Middle East and Europe.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Jason Seife: Coming to Fruition • Pérez Art Museum Miami |url=https://www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/jason-seife-coming-to-fruition/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Pérez Art Museum Miami |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2023 – ''Coming to Fruition'', Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida<ref name=":1" /> * 2022 – ''Generascope'', ICD Brookfield Place at Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai<ref name=":0" /> * 2021 – Museo Carlo Bilotti, Rome * 2021 – ''A Small Spark vs a Great Forest'', Unit London, United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Seife |url=https://unitlondon.com/exhibitions/jason-seife-a-small-spark-vs-a-great-forest/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Unit London |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2018 – ''Writing on the Walls'', Montoro12 Gallery, Brussels<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wrinting on the Walls |url=https://www.artforum.com/artguide/montoro-gallery-17489/wrinting-on-the-walls-164865 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2018 – ''Nucleus'', Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates
==Public collections== Seife's work is held in a number of museum and institutional collections, including the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana; the Mosaic Art Foundation, Istanbul; the Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas; the Dean Collection, Los Angeles; the Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait; and the Tribal Art Foundation, Raipur, India.<ref name=":1" />
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== External links == * [https://www.jason-seife.com/ Official website]
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