Artist Information:
Jaymi Zents
Chesterland, OH
United States
Member Since: Aug 2006
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Artist Statement:
The past several years have
marked a concern with the
impact of containment upon the
human figure within my work.
Whether bound by trappings
that have been imposed upon
the body or bound by those
that the body has created
itself, containment can
suggest both restraint and
protection concurrently. The
contradictions inherent in
dealing with the body, the
ephemeral elements of mood and
thought, to the visceral
qualities and implications of
flesh, are compounded by the
reaction of the skin to
boundaries. Figurative
subjects allow study of the
relationships and
co-dependence of dualities:
The repugnant to the pure;
Immobility and entrapment to
freedom; The hidden and
suppressed to the exposed and
uncontrolled; Chaos to quiet.
Material choices are also
indicative of the importance
of the contrary. Delicately
drawn surfaces are countered
be more visceral components.
Hair and skins, despite
bearing a sometimes grotesque
quality, suggest empathy, as
items all have had a
relationship with in life. In
the context of relics, the
rawhides find an importance
and preciousness, but as
rawhides, they reveal
indifference as a discard, a
leftover. Imagery upon this
type of skin introduces
contemporary notions of
identity, adornment, and
sacrifice. Similarly, silk
plays the beautiful against
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Jaymi Zents's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Jaymi Zents's Portfolio. Browse Zents's body of work: The past several years have marked a concern with the impact of containment upon the human figure within my work. Whether bound by trappings that have been imposed upon the body or bound by those that the body has created itself, containment can suggest both restraint and protection concurrently. The contradictions inherent in dealing with the body, the ephemeral elements of mood and thought, to the visceral qualities and implications of flesh, are compounded by the reaction of the skin to boundaries. Figurative subjects allow study of the relationships and co-dependence of dualities: The repugnant to the pure; Immobility ... |
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