Jon Imber's Fatherhood Paintings Surveyed at Queens College Museum

A career survey of Jon Imber's paintings at the Godwin Ternbach Museum at Queens College reveals an artist exploring fatherhood through metaphors of vulnerability and trust. The exhibition, titled 'Palaemon: A Survey of Paintings by Jon Imber,' runs from May 1 to June 15, 2013, at 65-30 Kissena Blvd in Flushing, New York. Imber's work depicts his son being carried, cocooned, or floating naked over landscapes, suggesting intertwined aspects of consciousness. His teacher Philip Guston bequeathed his paint collection to Imber, whose artistic approach moves naturally between figuration and abstraction without the angst that troubled Guston. The paintings combine playfulness with knowledge, commitment to authenticity, and freedom from ego, lending them life and immediacy. One notable work, 'Flying' from 1998, is an oil on linen measuring 60 by 78 inches. Masterly painting technique overrides subject matter in these vibrant compositions.