Jaq Chartier

Jaq Chartier's paintings explore scientific methods through experimentation with paint and process. All of her works are "tests" to discover something about materials and what they do. Inspired in part by images of gel electrophoresis, Chartier investigates the migration of various stains through layers of paint and acrylic gels, like those employed in DNA mapping.

Paintings such as, Kilz vs. BIN (2001), 4 Reactions (2002), and Sun Test: 40 Whites (2004) — titles that attest to such experimentation — feature intimate views of materials as they react to each other, to light, and to the passage of time, including notes written directly on the paintings. Through experimentation, observation, and notation, Chartier creates sensuous paintings that provide commentary on both the visual culture and everyday practice of scientific investigation by highlighting similarities between artistic and scientific practice.

He currently has a solo exhibition at LIMN in San Francisco

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