Jamie Cohen

Jamie Cohen is a Toronto-based painter whose abstract works reimagine how we perceive and experience the world we inhabit.

While working in New York for Saturday Night Live, he built his foundational skills as an artist at the Art Students League of New York. Stemming from a passion for painting, he immersed himself in the same environment as the influential masters of the modern age such as Hans Hoffman, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.

He found success with his work becoming an award recipient of the Art Students League’s juried Red Dot award.

Upon returning to Toronto, he devoted himself to his art. His artistic practice today is a culmination of over two decades of dedication to developing his signature style of abstraction.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Painting is a journey. Channeling my passion for creation, I form abstract imagery where a viewer can embark down a path of introspection. The landscapes and objects that first appear amongst the brushstrokes undergo a metamorphosis. Here, the paint begins to project back the viewer’s own emotions.

My practice has become a reflection of my personal journey. My use of rich bold color evolved from my time in Malaysia and Cambodia where I witnessed the Buddhist culture embrace vibrant colors.

From my time in New York amongst the bustling streets and vivacious nightlife, I learned how to capture and distill the intensity and dynamism of a scene. At this time I was surrounded by the excitement and the urgency of the improvisational performers of Saturday Night Live, a spirited energy that I began to infuse into my work.

In a highly gestural and intuitive approach, I layer and excavate paint across my large scale works. An immersive experience emerges, enveloping viewers in a tactile experience of textures.

Between the acrylic strokes are mixed media elements that reflect and refract the light, infinitely changing the experience of the piece. As subtle shapes emerge, my distinctive palette of unique color combinations intensifies the push and pull within each work.

I seek to share the joy I experience when embracing the present moment in the act of creation. Despite the complexity of the unforeseen intermingling of colors and textures I produce, the scenes emanate an atmosphere of tranquility.

Red Mystical Forest
Red Mystical Forest
$750

Acrylic, decorative rocks, collage paper and glue on canvas.

24x36x1.50"

Jamie Cohen
Chrysalis
Chrysalis
$200

Acrylic on canvas.

12x16x4"

Jamie Cohen
Blue Light
Blue Light
$5,000

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

60x40"

Large-scale Abstract with multiple layers of blue, lilac, white, and yellow.

Jamie Cohen
Peace
Peace
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Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

16x24"

Jamie Cohen
Enchanted Forest
Enchanted Forest
$1,950

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas (set of 3).

60x40"

Each individual canvas (3 in total) that makes up the piece are each W 40 by H 20.

Jamie Cohen
White and gold
White and gold
$1,950

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

61.50x53.70"

Jamie Cohen
Forest of Gold
Forest of Gold
$950

Acrylic with gold leaf on canvas.

24x48x1.50"

Inspiration is from a forest in the Fall in Thornhill Woods, Ontario.

Jamie Cohen
Mid-Life
Mid-Life
$200

Acrylic on canvas.

16x12x4"

Jamie Cohen
Majestic Blues
Majestic Blues
$1,500

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

60x48"

This piece incorporates a push-and-pull interplay between colour, gels, and exposed thickeners.

Jamie Cohen
Textures of January
Textures of January
$200

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

16x24"

Black and white, multi-textured piece

Jamie Cohen
Serenity
Serenity
$1,950

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

60x40"

Jamie Cohen
Green, white,  black and tan
Green, white, black and tan
$1,250

Acrylic on canvas.

60x48"

Jamie Cohen
Golden
Golden
$750

Acrylic with gold leaf on canvas.

24x48x1.50"

Jamie Cohen
Canadian Summer
Canadian Summer
$200

Acrylic on canvas.

16x12x4"

Inspiration are the forests near my home just outside of Toronto. This piece pays homage to The Canadian Group of Seven artists.

Jamie Cohen
Art Letter
Art Letter
$99

Acrylic and chalk paint on canvas.

10x20"

Jamie Cohen
Caribbean Waters
Caribbean Waters
$1,250

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

60x40"

Jamie Cohen
Purple mountain
Purple mountain
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Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

60x40"

Abstract landscape

Jamie Cohen
Summer of '49
Summer of '49
$900

Acrylic and mixed media on board.

36.50x25.50"

Jamie Cohen
Gold Leaf
Gold Leaf
$750

Acrylic with gold leaf on canvas.

24x48x1.50"

Jamie Cohen
One Earth
One Earth
$1,000

Acrylic and charcoal on canvas.

60x48"

An abstract landscape in which the trees and lake merge into one.

Jamie Cohen
Joy
Joy
$99

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

16x20"

Jamie Cohen
Red Energy
Red Energy
$1,500

Acrylic on canvas.

35x50"

A dynamic, vivid and energetic abstract painting

Jamie Cohen
Live in the layers
Live in the layers
$7,500

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas.

72x48"

Jamie Cohen
The Passage
The Passage
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Acrylic on canvas.

20x16"

Jamie Cohen