Josh Jefferson, the Boston-based painter, uses a big brush to create a big ruckus. It could just a little slight wink and nod, as his new solo show, The Big Ruckus, opens at Sugarlift in NYC, but its about the strokes and movement for Josh, who has long been the JuxSaturdaySchool editor for our IG. Josh looks back and looks forward. He has an eye for what has inspired a generation of painters but he himself, is boldly marking time with his abstract-meets-slight figuration paintings. And these new works feel like they are channeling chaos, something haunting, something deep within the subconscious.