"Cornell Expedition" 2024

Dimensions: 15 x 25 x 2"

Medium: Archival Ink on Paper

Artist: Jonas Stirner

Price: $1500

Cornell Expedition (2024) is part travelogue, part fever dream—a layered field report from a mind attuned to both history and motion. Jonas Stirner collides fragments of a road trip, an academic pilgrimage, and a mythological vision into one surreal, magnetic piece. A carved totemic figure stands front and center, its expression echoing centuries of cultural presence, while a sleek car loaded with gear pushes into the scene like a modern-day ark.

Behind it all, Cornell’s iconic McGraw Tower rises above a blizzard of textures, brushmarks, and visual noise. What results isn’t just a depiction of place—it’s the psychic residue of arriving somewhere meaningful. The composition is restless but not chaotic; every element, from the smudged architecture to the precise silhouette of the SUV, plays a role in a story about movement, memory, and monument.

Cornell Expedition feels like a relic from a future past—personal and mythic all at once. For collectors, it’s a rare kind of piece: deeply specific in its landmarks, yet strangely universal in its mood. A visual keepsake for those who know that every journey—intellectual, spiritual, or literal—leaves more behind than it takes.