Jeff Muhs

I was born and raised in the eastern end of Long Island New York in a community where many of the most influential artist of the 20th century Lived and worked. Growing up surrounded by that legacy certainly one of the most profound influences on my life and art.

My work draws heavily from Art history, in its rich and varied forms. I admire the work of artists are able to synthesize and navigate that history, building on what has come before and able to add something new to the continuum.

I believe the work I need to connect with the viewer on some base level. I am always interested in trying distill that quality from iconic works of art that have become part of our collective visual culture.

I suppose my work has changed dramatically over the years, thankfully. I tend to like to experiment and explore working in different artistic genres and styles. After working abstractly a long periods of time I find it necessary and grounding to go back to working figuratively for a while.

I do enjoy working within the confines of oil on canvas. These confines, rather than limiting, I find to be a never ending source of exploration and discovery.

The art fair phenomenon in the first part of the 21st century was great for artists, Galleries and collectors alike, but it has become so over-saturated it just doesn’t carry the same kind of excitement anymore I think we are still waiting for the next big thing.I don’t think that art can be squeezed in to the same kind of Amazon Internet shopping model that the rest of things are. Now, with the advent of various Internet platforms you have a global real time venue for art. But unfortunately Art cannot be reduced to an image on the screen..