PTPAIR: AGYZ - Some of its Parts
About PTPAIR
The Park Towne Place Artist in Residence (PTPAIR) program provides an opportunity for visual artists to bring their studio practice to Philadelphia’s museum district. Over the four-month residency, selected artists will be able to create, advance, or complete work in close proximity to one of Philadelphia's art hubs. The PTPAIR program offers artists the space and freedom to experiment with their practice in a new environment. Artists are encouraged to explore new ideas and find inspiration from a change in scenery. As they create, PTPAIRs are encouraged to engage with the Park Towne Place community. This is a chance for dialogue and education as well as a competitive opportunity for artists to meet potential new connections and collectors.
On View: October 1st 2025 - January 30th, 2026
Bio
A graduate from Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University, under the pseudonym AYGZ (Eg-z), Jesse Weinstein has developed a visual language across a wide range of platforms from painting, printmaking, both analogue and digital illustration, has realized two comic books, and his prints have appeared on limited-edition T-shirts and hoodies. He has been profiled in The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Jewish Exponent.
Statement
“I use both digital and traditional painting techniques to translate the overwhelming stimulation I experience every day into something physical. Working on paper, wood, or canvas helps me slow things down and process what’s usually nonstop. Through intuitive mark-making, I blur the line between subject and background, letting feeling guide form. I experiment between painting and collage, often incorporating my own photography and digital work to create layered, hybrid pieces. I’m interested in perception—how memory changes, how meaning distorts over time. That’s why my work is often shown on raw, floating canvas: it’s not a full picture, but a fragment—like a moment pulled from something larger, slipping in and out of focus.”
