“I paint what I see in visions.  Not all of it, but whatever equivalent we have within our level of experience” says Jason Montinola whose oeuvre is built around love, death, sin, and salvation.  For him, painting is not just a creative expression, but a means of opening up consciousness, sharing hidden realities, and revealing surprising connections; without the use of cumbersome and confining words, to aid us in elevating our humanity.  Art has always served a spiritual purpose.  From the first cave paintings, to the adornment of places of worship, art has aided us in imagining the spiritual, and to help us live lives in congruence with the greater order.  Montinola’s paintings appear to be from this vein as well.

An excerpt from Ricky Francisco’s curatorial statement