Jon Mort: Written in Stone

‘Written in Stone’ is a meditation on permanence. For Mort, the notion of simplicity became a loadstar - the evidence of the eye, the texture of the world, and the legibility of the communal narrative. Even graphite - itself, a stone in its original mineral form, became the medium so that the drawings themselves, are quite literally, written in stone. Jon Mort is a contemporary artist from Sandy Spring, MD. After receiving a BA in Studio Art from Franklin & Marshall College, he studied architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design. A self-described storyteller, Mort cites influences in his work from archaeology to astronomy. His graphite renderings embrace the narrative potential of portraiture, mythological inspirations, and still-life compositions. Jon Mort’s work has been included in several museum exhibitions including the Portsmouth Museum of Fine Art, NH, the Phillips Museum of Art, PA, and Sandy Spring Museum, MD.

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