jay rechsteiner

Away from Bad Painting
2025–2026

During 2025 and 2026 I temporarily moved away from the established structure of Bad Painting. I worked with loose and joined canvases, larger formats, fragmented figures, objects and paintings without predetermined subjects or narrative text.

This period included predominantly untitled paintings alongside works such as Two Tables, Watching TV and Screamer. Some of the looseness, physicality and instability developed through these works later entered Bad Painting when I returned to the series in 2026.

 

 

Jay Rechsteiner studio with recent Bad Paintings, October 2026

Studio, October 2026
Recent works from the ongoing Bad Painting series.

 

 

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
196cm × 290cm
oil on canvas
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
196cm × 145cm
oil on canvas, sugar paper, masking tape
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
180cm × 130cm
oil on canvas,acrylic on sugar paper, masking tape
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
160cm × 140cm
oil on canvas, acrylic on sugar paper, masking tape
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
100cm × 100cm
oil on canvas
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
120 cm x 92 cm
oil on 2 canvases
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
122cm x 153cm
oil and acrylic on canvases
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
122cm x 153cm
oil and acrylic on canvases
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, January 2026
untitled
70cm x 145cn
oil on canvas
January 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, February 2026
untitled
164cm x 159cn
oil on canvas
January 2026
Recent work 4
untitled
190cm x 147cn
oil on canvas, acrylic on sugar paper, masking tape
February 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, February 2026
untitled
101cm x 126cn
oil on canvas, acrylic on sugar paper, masking tape
February 2026
Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, February 2026

untitled
105 cm x 43 cm x 63cm
chalk on board
February 2026

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Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, February 2026

untitled
185 cm x 200 cm
oil canvas, acrylic on sugar paper, masking tape, nails, canvas wedges
February 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, February 2026

untitled
143 cm x 140 cm
oil canvas, acrylic on sugar paper, fabric, cardboard, masking tape, nails, canvas wedges
February 2026

Two Tables by Jay Rechsteiner, 2026

Two Tables
70cm x 70cm
oil on canvas
March 2026

Watching TV by Jay Rechsteiner, 2026

Watching TV
40cm x 50cm
oil on canvas
March 2026

Living Room by Jay Rechsteiner, 2026

Living Room
46cm x 56cm
oil on canvas
March 2026

Flying Away by Jay Rechsteiner, 2026

Flying Away
61cm x 61cm
oil on canvas
March 2026

When Meaning Stops Meaning Anything by Jay Rechsteiner, 2026

When meaning stops meaning anything
56cm x 46cm
oil on canvas
March 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 1
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

untitled 2
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 3
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 4
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 5
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 6
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 7
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 8
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 9
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 10
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 11
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 12
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 13
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 14
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 16
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 17
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 18
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 20
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 21
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 22
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 23
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 25
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 26
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 27
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 28
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, April 2026

untitled 29
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
April 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, May2026

untitled 30
70cm x 70cm
oil on canvas
May 2026

Untitled painting by Jay Rechsteiner, May2026

untitled 31
40cm x 50cm
oil on canvas
May 2026

Screamer 1 by Jay Rechsteiner, 2026

Screamer 1
22.7cm x 30.5cm
oil on canvas
June 2026

Screamer 2 by Jay Rechsteiner, 2026

Screamer 2
164cm x 159cn
oil on canvas
June 2026

Figures and other things by Jay Rechsteiner

Figures and other things
2026–ongoing
Watercolour on paper

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For availability and acquisition enquiries, please contact jay@jayrechsteiner.com .