Jan Saether transports us into a sensory perceptual journey where we, the viewers, are invited to experience a beauty, consciousness, and communication that transcends time and space. Echos of the great masters evident influence titilate our historical senses as we are simultaneously absorbed by the classical painterly mastery and the provocative reflections of the nature of our contemporary times. Each mysterious moment captured and reflected in his paintings causes inquiry. We are drawn into the depths, consciously and unconsciously stimulated to explore the curious structured relationship between space and the familiar images and objects that exists within. When we emerge we know that we have been touched, and if we have the courage we may enter again and again always discovering yet another expansive dimension of our human condition.

"The Muse" - Oil on Canvas - 11' 6" x 50". Jan Isak Saether © 1984.

Printed in the catalogue to the exhibition.

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Text: Bijan Bahar Gallery, 1984
Design / layout: Hanne Storm Ofteland / Hand to Mouth Productions © 2002