Heart Beats
Artist: KURZ
Sponsor: Bambace Peterson Team | Compass
Photos: Michael Troutman, DTM Imaging
About Heart Beats
Heart Beats explores the intersection of analog sound and human connection.
By combining the iconic aesthetic of the JVC RC-M90 boombox with the organic form of a heart, KURZ examines how music becomes the rhythmic pulse of our emotional lives.
The recurring “I love you” motif is more than a simple reminder. It speaks to the powerful and repetitive nature of affection.
Through KURZ’s signature urban-realism style, the sculpture becomes a vessel for memory, inviting viewers to reflect on how we record, replay, and hold onto the soundtracks of our most personal histories.
About KURZ
A Flint, Michigan native Jason Kurzer, or "Kurz", grew up surrounded by the awe-inspiring grandeur of the rust belt. He graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a degree in Film and then traveled west to Los Angeles, where he found himself inadvertently immersed in what would later become Downtown's burgeoning art scene.
His work is both poetic and biographical. It is constructed layer upon layer, with each stroke finding its meaning within the final structure that is created, sometimes intentionally and other times by serendipity. Kurz's paintings often encapsulate a cacophony of colors and gestures akin to the sounds of city living. His art is etched with the unique rhythms of urban street life from his upbringing to his later years in LA.
Kurz operates from a small deck with an ocean view, overlooking the Pacific waters of Carmel Bay. Legend has it that this very spot was once the studio of Salvador Dali during his residency in Carmel during World War II.