JON SARKIN
39 Main St
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 282-0334
jonsarkin@gmail.com
www.jsarkin.com
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Jon Sarkin is a prolific, even compulsive, artist who creates elaborate drawings and paintings cluttered with words and images. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, ABC Primetime, This American Life, GQ, ArtNews, and galleries in New York, Los Angeles, and around the world. His lives and works in Gloucester Massachusetts.
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Sarkin Photos
04 January 2013 10:31 AM | No CommentsGreat photos of Sarkin as taken by Liam King over the years. Check them out at jsarkin.com/photos If you’re interested in high-resolution photos of Jon’s art, check out at jsarkin.com/art…
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Boston Globe Review
24 March 2012 9:42 AM | No CommentsShowcasing the work of an outsider artist GALLERIES THIS STORY APPEARED IN January 31, 2012|By Cate McQuaid … Jon Sarkins Clinched Teeth, currently on exhibit at VSA Massachusetts… (Lorri Berenberg )
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Harvard CHS Research Bulletin
24 February 2012 9:29 AM | No CommentsMental Images January 18, 2012 Posted by Alexandra Pappas under Art/Archaeology, Epigraphy/Papyrology 2 Comments In this post, I will address directly the question I first posed: What do ancient Greek…
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![Shadows Bright as<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Bright-Glass-Remarkable-Artistic/dp/1439143102" target="_blank"></a> Glass: The Remarkable Story of One Man’s Journey from Brain Trauma to Artistic Triumph [Hardcover]
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Sarkin’s Biography now available on Amazon
18 April 2011 9:36 AM | No CommentsShadows Bright as Glass: The Remarkable Story of One Man’s Journey from Brain Trauma to Artistic Triumph [Hardcover] http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Bright-Glass-Remarkable-Artistic/dp/1439143102 …
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Sarkin Paints Live at the MET with Guster (video)
10 March 2011 8:14 AM | 1 CommentSarkin painted a piece live onstage at the MET while Guster plays “Jesus On the Radio” from Guster’s new album featuring cover art by Sarkin–Easy Wonderful. …
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TerminARTors
19 January 2011 12:17 AM | No CommentsTerminARTors features Sarkin as an artist on their website. Check out his biography and showcase, and art available for purchase. Check it out here …
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![Discovery Science Channel Documentary Special about Jon Sarkin. Produced for Science Channel by Screaming Flea Productions, Inc. Aired 12/15/2010.
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Tormented By Genius – full video
11 January 2011 8:01 AM | 4 CommentsDiscovery Science Channel Documentary Special about Jon Sarkin. Produced for Science Channel by Screaming Flea Productions, Inc. Aired 12/15/2010. [nggallery id=6] …
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My Strange Brain
22 November 2009 12:07 AM | No CommentsOriginal Link: My Strange Brain from Jon Sarkin on Vimeo. …
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Accidental Artist 4 of 4: Sketchbook
27 October 2009 2:35 PM | No CommentsOne of thousands of sketchbooks compulsively drawn by Sarkin. Feature video as a part of a feature article as written by Amy Nutt for the NJ Star Ledger. Videography by Andre Malok.
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ABC Medical Mysteries
20 October 2009 2:35 PM | No CommentsABC Primetime feature about Sarkin's extraordinary singlular ability to create art.
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Hi Mr. Sarkin – A little over two years ago, I suffered fainted, passed out, whatever. Turns out I had a seizure due to a [benign] meningioma just behind my left eye. It was removed six weeks later. Yes, it was a brain trauma, and yes I have been changed as a result. Prior to the discovery of the tumor, I was a happy-go-lucky, outgoing person who loved to party; now I prefer a more quiet, solitary, hermetic lifestyle. I don’t miss the “old days”; I’m just on another path and I have accepted this as a new direction. By the way, I am a docent at the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL. I hope you can come to see the wonderful exhibit and building, and please ask for me to be your guide. I’m sure you and I will have an understanding of Dali’s art from our unique perspective of having our brains surgically altered, thereby affecting our patterns of thought.
I just finished reading your book
Shadows Bright As Glass.My stroke was on the Left Temporal and Right Cerebellar sides of the Brain. Your book was a wonderfull read for me. Thanks for sharing your story with me.
“Is some of your work channeled?” Nice work and “keep open”
Mr. Sarkin-
i’m 15 years old and I just read the book, Shadows Bright as Glass. I just wanted to say that for the first time, I identified very strongly with the emotions and feelings expressed in a book. I had felt a similar, though not as strong, urge to create pictures and art, but I didn’t know how or why. Now I can let go of structure more easily, and paint or draw whatever comes to mind. Thanks for the inspiration!
To anyone interested in purchasing artwork,
Thanks for your interest! Please contact Jon’s dealer, Ruth Ann Traylor. She can be reached at ruthanntraylor@comcast.net and/or 201-400-1324. She also has a website setup specifically for Jon at ratraylorgallery.com. Your comments are appreciated and have been passed along to Mr. Sarkin.
Thanks! – Chris (Webmaster)
I too had not heard of Jon before hearing his story on Fresh Air. I went to see his art and I love it. I really love the drawings. I don’t know if I could afford to purchase it but If I was going to buy anyones art it would be his. How do I find out about prices of his recent drawings?
I’d not heard of Jon prior to the story on Fresh Air, but was so interested. Can’t wait to read the book. Any plans of exhibits in the midwest? Is your art for sale?
I, too, heard your story on NPR, and was so interested to get home & look up some visuals. My favorites of your work are the portraits modeled with layers of crosshatching, they emerge from the paper with such form, yet so subtle. I do have a question, are they oil crayons on paper? Are they large or small? I’m am so interested & just trying to get an idea of the scale. Img 5895 5913-5915 & 5905 are my favorites. I’m in Buffalo, NY. Thank you for sharing your story.
I listened to your story on Fresh Air on NPR then went to the web to see your art and I have to say, what I could find captivates me. I do not know much about art, I don’t own any art nor can I afford to but if I could it would be yours. I would really like to see it in person, any plans of doing an exibit in the northern California area? Or have I already missed it. Just wanted you to know how your story and art touched me.
Vickie