Flint, Michigan native Jason Kurzer, or "Kurz" as he is known on the street, grew up surrounded by the awe-inspiring grandeur of the rust belt. He traveled west to attend film school in Los Angeles, where he found himself inadvertently immersed in what would later become Downtown's burgeoning art scene.
His work is both poetic and biographical. It is constructed layer upon layer, with each stroke finding its meaning within the final structure that is created, sometimes intentionally and other times by serendipity. Kurz's paintings often encapsulate a cacophony of colors and gestures akin to the sounds of city living. His art is etched with the unique rhythms of urban street life from his upbringing to his later years in LA.
Kurz operates from a small deck with an ocean view, overlooking the Pacific waters of Carmel Bay. Legend has it that this very spot was once the studio of Salvador Dali during his residency in Carmel during World War II.