The American artist graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2010. Deeply influenced by his mother, a designer, his practice merges analog and digital processes, blurring the boundary between physical and virtual realms. Jonathan Chapline constructs his imagery from a wide range of sources, including JPEG files found online, compressed cellphone photos, interior design magazines, and film stills, which he manipulates using 3D modeling software before translating them onto canvas with acrylic and vinyl paint.
His distinctive compositions, reminiscent of architectural renderings, are characterized by geometric forms and mid century interiors infused with vivid tones of blue, red, purple, and pink. Chapline creates hybrid spaces where reality and imagination converge, emphasizing familiar yet improbable objects, such as disposable cups, houseplants, or ashtrays, reduced to crisp, simplified shapes that evoke vector graphics and Photoshop’s polygon tools.
His work is held in major collections, including the X Museum in Beijing and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami, and he has exhibited widely across the United States and internationally, participating in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs.
Recent exhibitions include the solo show Metropolis at Nanzuka Underground in Tokyo, as well as group exhibitions such as Storage Wars and New Construction at The Hole in Los Angeles. His work has also been shown in cities including New York, Hong Kong, Basel, and London.
