Artist Information:
Jaiymie Kiggins
Columbus, OH
United States
Member Since: Aug 2002
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Artist Statement:
My love for animals and nature
started when I was very young.
We had a lot of cats and dogs
while I was growing up and I
was amazed by their grace and
beauty. Insects also
fascinated me and I was
constantly pulling up bricks
in the sidewalk to find bugs.
And, like most boys, I was
very curious about how things
worked. Much to my mother’s
dismay, I loved to dismantle
her household appliances to
find out what was happening in
there.
I think my curiosity about how
various pieces and parts form
something functional and my
love for nature finally
collided in my art. My art
instructor in high school was
my mentor in sculpture. His
work was very abstract and he
encouraged me to see things
from a different perspective.
During college I pushed myself
to find new inspiration and
discover my own creative
style. I found jobs where I
learned welding techniques and
I discovered that I really
liked the challenge of putting
together recycled materials
and found objects in entirely
new ways to create new
functions and meanings.
Sometimes just observing
nature brings an idea.
Sometimes a piece of metal or
scrap resource will ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Acme Art Company, Columbus, OH
2000, At the Hands of Man: New
Works by Jaiymie Kiggins,
Three member exhibition
Wellington Fine Arts Premiere,
Columbus, OH, 1998-2001
Columbus Museum of Art,
Columbus, OH, Art for Life
Auction, 1998/2000/2002
Acme Art Company, Columbus,
OH, Annual Members Show,
1997-2000
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Corporate:
Applied Innovations, Columbus,
Ohio
Columbus Public
Libraries—Hilltop and
Franklinton Branches,
Columbus, Ohio
Individual:
Robert Falcone, Columbus, Ohio
Wayne Lawson, Columbus, Ohio
Patrick McCarthy, Columbus,
Ohio
Locke McKenzie, Columbus, Ohio
Deborah Meesig, Columbus, Ohio
Susan Schultz, Columbus Ohio
and Sandusky, Ohio
Maurice Vaughn...
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Commissions:
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Jaiymie Kiggins's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Jaiymie Kiggins's Portfolio. Browse Kiggins's body of work: My love for animals and nature started when I was very young. We had a lot of cats and dogs while I was growing up and I was amazed by their grace and beauty. Insects also fascinated me and I was constantly pulling up bricks in the sidewalk to find bugs. And, like most boys, I was very curious about how things worked. Much to my mother’s dismay, I loved to dismantle her household appliances to find out what was happening in there.
I think my curiosity about how various pieces and parts form something functional and my love ... |
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