scrape:
skrāp/ verb
It's Not Just Paint
Where the Surface Fights Back
Jason Zickler doesn’t just paint—he scrapes, drags, and cuts through the surface to expose what lies beneath. His technique brings tension into the process, using tools to disrupt the resin’s sleek perfection. The act of scraping introduces friction, contrast, and vulnerability. Zickler welcomes that resistance. It’s in those rough edges and raw textures that his work finds its emotional gravity.
Built from the Breakdown
For Zickler, scraping isn’t about fixing or covering up—it’s about revealing. He tears through polished layers to uncover something more honest and human.
This process adds history to the piece, a sense that something lived here before the final gloss. Zickler builds his compositions from these moments of disruption, creating art that feels both constructed and discovered at the same time.
Signature Epoxy Resign
Texture You Can Feel
While his signature epoxy resin gives each painting a luminous, glass-like shine, it’s the scraped lines and carved textures that give Zickler’s work its depth. His gestures leave physical marks that pull the viewer in—both visually and emotionally. That combination of smooth and scarred, fluid and fractured, is what defines his aesthetic. Zickler creates paintings you don’t just look at—you feel them.
30x40
Layers
Layer by layer, this piece exposes emotion through bold scrapes and fluid gestures that leave nothing hidden beneath the gloss.
96x60
Collide
A powerful expression of motion, where poured resin and sliding pigments collide in a suspended dance of light colors and light.
96c60
Alive
This work radiates energy—bold, abstract, and alive—capturing the heartbeat of movement frozen in high-gloss resin.
Discover the bold, high-gloss abstract artwork of Jason Zickler—an emerging Indianapolis contemporary artist specializing in modern art made with epoxy resin. Explore original poured, slid, and scraped pieces that fuse emotion, movement, and texture into unforgettable visual experiences.
