{"id":4565,"date":"2018-10-14T17:40:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T21:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=4565"},"modified":"2019-12-24T13:47:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T18:47:37","slug":"jessica-dame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/jessica-dame","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Dame"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIn Bloom<\/em>
\n15″x11″; paper, gouache; 2017<\/p>\n

Jessica Dame
\nColumbia, South Carolina, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n

STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

My work merges fine art and design, while exploring themes of the feminine in nature, dichotomies (particularly life\/death and dark\/light), and transformation. Through the use of negative space, clean lines, composition, and contrast, I strive for a minimalist aesthetic. I use beauty and restraint as refining lenses through which to focus and bring elegance to a subject. While I experiment with a variety of materials and processes, recurring motifs provide discernible cohesion between many of my works.<\/p>\n

BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born and raised in Hampton, Virginia, I grew up by the Chesapeake Bay, where I spent my days organizing sticker collections, creating illustrated stories, and drawing sea life. I attended Christopher Newport University and earned a Bachelor\u2019s in art history which informs my work to this day.<\/p>\n

Inspired by the beauty of the natural world, fashion photography, illustration, and popular culture, I seek to blend fine art and design. Through the use of negative space, clean lines, composition, and contrast, I strive for a minimalist aesthetic. Beauty and restraint are used as refining lenses through which to focus and bring elegance to a subject. I experiment with a variety of materials and processes through the combination of illustration, painting, and collage.<\/p>\n

Under the moniker of Lady Dame Prints, my designs appear on greeting cards, postcards, and stickers. In addition to exhibiting, I have participated in pop-up markets locally for Anthropologie, JCrew, and The Collective, and published in Skirt! Magazine<\/em>, Sea Foam Magazine<\/em>, Reply<\/em> magazine, and Kakalak 2017<\/em>.<\/p>\n

ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n

[click to email<\/a>]
\njessicadame.com<\/a><\/p>\n

IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nNatural Beauty<\/em>
\n10″x8″; paper, gouache; 2018<\/p>\n

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\nHead Above Water<\/em>
\n12″x9″; paper, gouache, watercolour; 2018<\/p>\n

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\nThoughts on a Sunday<\/em>
\n8″x8″; paper, gouache; 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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