Jonas Wood has unveiled a new series of paintings at Gagosian in Beverly Hills that transforms global tennis courts into geometric abstractions. Derived from years of photographing tournament broadcasts and Nintendo games, the works strip away players and equipment to focus on the flat bands of color, white lines, and nets that define the sport's architecture. The collection represents a systematic exploration of the ATP and WTA tours, utilizing the tennis court as a formal vehicle for color theory and composition.
This exhibition marks a significant evolution in Wood’s career-long fascination with sports imagery, moving from his early figurative portraits of athletes toward high-concept abstraction. By likening the court's layout to the works of Josef Albers, Wood bridges the gap between popular sports culture and the tradition of geometric abstraction. The show highlights his process of "appropriating photos" to investigate how saturated colors interact within a rigid, rectangular frame.