Disruption: A Jason Zickler Original at the Heart of Silicon Valley

There are some placements that feel like milestones. Others feel like fate. When one of my largest paintings was installed at the Silicon Valley Capital Club—the exclusive high-rise hub for venture capitalists, tech founders, and power players—it felt like both.

The piece, now titled simply “Disruption”, is an 8-foot-wide force of energy.

Built in bold, electric oranges with subtle hints of blue layered beneath, the painting pulses with the same urgency and volatility that defines the Valley itself.

Sealed in a high-gloss epoxy resin finish, it’s loud, clean, and commanding—the kind of piece that doesn’t blend in—it declares itself.

And that’s exactly what it’s doing now—prominently displayed at the entrance to the Silicon Valley Capital Club.

If you’re not familiar with the space, think of it as a private nexus for tech's biggest thinkers.

A high-rise hideout for IPO conversations, fundraising deals, and M&A whispers.

The club has earned its rep as the "rich frat" of the Valley—a place where people with power gather to shape what’s next.

That one of my paintings lives there now is not only an honor—it’s a full-circle moment.

As someone who spends part of his life in the world of startups and data (I’m the founder and CEO of Adverank, a digital AI platform used by self storage operators), “Disruption” stands at the intersection of my two lives—art and innovation.

The piece was placed by a gallery that represents my work in Cincinnati, and the fact that it found a home here—in a space filled with deal flow and ambition—is something I’m proud of. It’s big. It’s layered.

It reflects motion, tension, and possibility. It’s what I believe disruption looks like when it’s distilled into paint, light, and surface.

And for everyone who walks through the doors of the Capital Club—it’s the first thing they see.