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Chroma<\/em>
8″x7″; mixed media: collage, acrylic paint and resin, pencil on paperboard; 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jean Hess
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I incorporate collaged ephemera in all my paintings and assemblages. I like random \u201csurprises,\u201d especially the discarded, old and damaged, including fragments and scraps. These compel me to go in directions I might not otherwise follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My work does not teach or tell a story. There are recognizable inclusions but overall it is more about the lapsed-time process and the little skews that occur when I resume after a pause. I hope to surprise the viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Found items are used in a way that obscures the original. I try not to ever use full images, only intriguing portions. I like the traces left in many old finds, especially old schoolbooks: flaking papers, stains from pressed flowers, ink blots, children\u2019s graffiti, old tape used to repair pages. I paint over many elements to further incorporate the image into a larger field, and I also scrape paint away from what is covered, revealing an unforeseen new inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I typically use acrylic resin to anchor scraps permanently onto wood or canvas. A typical collage painting may involve 30-40 individually-applied layers of acrylic medium. This helps preserve fragile papers in centuries-old books. Recently I have tried to learn about \u201cpure\u201d collage involving paper anchored to paper only with glue. Older papers remain fragile. This kind of work needs to be framed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signature elements include: Aerial perspective; Grid; Map; Floating Spheres; Night skies; Luminosity; Visible under-layers including original pencil marks; Secondary colors: Turquoise, coral, indigo, gold, gray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, I have lived in many US cities including Washington DC, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Abiquiu, Atlanta, Dallas and now Knoxville, Tennessee. As with my collage paintings, life has been a free-floating* experiment in embracing what is at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I studied art at Maryland Institute, College of Art, the University of Maryland, and the University of New Mexico. A BA in art and anthropology from the University of New Mexico (UNM) was followed by a MA and further field work in cultural anthropology at UNM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social impact research and community development work led to executive positions in research for the US Government and major corporations in numerous US cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I teach collage workshops, give presentations, write essays and art reviews and curate shows. I volunteer on the Collage Artists of America Board helping to plan programs. I also focus on my garden, write a monthly Latin etymology column [which is mercifuly humorous] for the Knox County, Tennessee Master Gardener newsletter, and continue to work on collage paintings, textiles and mixed-media assemblage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Full Disclosure: I am a certified Master Gardener through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service. I am an Associacion Montessori Internacionale-certified Montessori teacher who taught pre-school, and was Assistant Registrar in the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at UNM. Additionally: a computer programmer, insurance claims adjuster and telephone switchboard operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

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Dusk<\/em>
<\/em><\/em>8″x8″; mixed media: collage, acrylic paint and resin, pencil on birch board; 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Star Talisman<\/em>
<\/em>12″x12″; mixed media: collage, acrylic paint and resin, pencil on birch board; 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Resources<\/em>
8″x8″; mixed media: collage, acrylic paint and resin, pencil on birch board; 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gem Hunt<\/em>
<\/em>8″x8″; mixed media: collage, acrylic paint and resin, pencil on birch board; 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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