Artist Information:
Jamie K Mcintosh
Georgetown, KY
United States
Member Since: Dec 2006
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Artist Statement:
It's sometimes challenging to
make a great piece of art that
is realistically "functional"
without having to "dumb it
down" at bit. If you've ever
tried to make a teapot out of
fabric, then you know what I
mean.
You've never tried that? Well,
if you say so.
That being said, it's often a
complicated process to create
something absolutely original
without being sucked into
using typical, tried-and-true
materials. As far as "fine"
art goes, that's what I'm
working on conquering right
now.
I also can't give up my love
of painting, even though I'm
very excited about making
sculpture, especially with
textiles or any
non-traditional media. To me,
the clothes that we wear are a
type of sculpture, but they
have become necessarily
"dumbed down" in order for us
to be able to perform our
daily activities. I read in a
book recently, (and I'm
paraphrasing this...) "The
type of shoes we wear is a
declaration of what it is that
we don't have to do." I also
often explore the social
nature of how and why we
gender-ize our clothing to be
male or ...
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Jamie K Mcintosh's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Jamie K Mcintosh's Portfolio. Browse Mcintosh's body of work: It's sometimes challenging to make a great piece of art that is realistically "functional" without having to "dumb it down" at bit. If you've ever tried to make a teapot out of fabric, then you know what I mean.
You've never tried that? Well, if you say so.
That being said, it's often a complicated process to create something absolutely original without being sucked into using typical, tried-and-true materials. As far as "fine" art goes, that's what I'm working on conquering right now.
I also can't give up my love of ... |
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