Title:
Are You High?
Materials:
Acrylic paint, alcohol inks on cotton canvas stretched on wooden frame
Size:
40 x 40 inches (101.6 x 101.6 cm)
Year:
2026
Description:
Are You High? is a 2026 mixed media abstract graffiti painting on canvas by Southern California artist Roche Jackson. Created using acrylic paint and alcohol inks on cotton canvas, this 40x40 inch artwork is part of a three-piece contemporary abstract graffiti series exploring memory, nostalgia, and consumer culture.
The painting blends layered vintage advertisements, fragmented paper collage elements, and expressive graffiti marks to create a chaotic yet controlled visual narrative. Inspired by the psychological tension of returning home and being confronted with the familiar question "are you high?", the work investigates perception, memory distortion, and emotional residue.
Energetic gestural marks push through faded archival imagery, while soft whites and deep blue tones create contrast and visual rhythm. The composition reflects themes of urban street art, mixed media collage, stencil aesthetics, and contemporary abstract expressionism.
This piece sits within the evolving body of work by Roche Jackson, known for combining street culture, vintage ephemera, and layered mixed media techniques to challenge ideas of identity, consumerism, and memory reconstruction.