JERRY CLOVIS
"Creator Of “Multifunctionalism�
“Master of the uninterrupted stroke�


BIO
Jerry Clovis is a native of the OC in California. In 2004, this artist left his Aerospace Management career to pursue his new artistic visions. Since Jerry created his first painting in June of 2004, his art has been purchased by Cities, galleries, 5 star resorts, Museums, designers and numerous collectors from coast to coast. Clovis art has also signed with four publishers. His art is in galleries in San Clemente, Huntington Beach, Key West, & Santa Ana.
Jerry was the featured speaker to the Museum Counsel at the Orange County Museum Of Art in 2005. “Old New Orleans� was inducted in the Baldwin Park Art & Culture Museum in 2007.



THIS ART WAS CREATED TO BE INSPIRATIONAL,
EMOTIONAL, AND THOUGHT EVOKING.
 In June of 2004, I woke at 3:00 am with an idea of a style. I hadn’t yet painted, but I already knew what my art would look like. I purchased paints and brushes the next day. Ever since that day I have been painting as fast as I can. I am already exploring several different directions and the list of ideas keeps growing. On much of my work, I like to create a rich surface, using very heavy paint application in combination with long continuous brush strokes. I also
like to evoke thought and conversation through morphing, visual metaphors, hidden images, and optical illusions.

MULTIFUNCTIONALISM
 I'm also experimenting with something that I call "Multifunctionalism". I created the term because so far, I can’t find any examples of it, or any other names for it. Multifunctionalism is where a two dimensional form is so abstract in representation, that the form may play multiple roles (or have multiple functions) at the same time. Sometimes a single item/form can actually have four functions/
rolls or more. Examples of Multifunctionalism can be found in the Music Pieces, Animal Pieces, and some other pieces also. In the future, I plan to present
additional new ideas including: “Mutualism�,
“Variationism� and “Linkism�.