Born: 1960
Education:
B.S. Webster University
B.F.A. Art Center College of Design
A.A.S. Southern Illionis University
Imagine 5 eight foot tall “Salvation” figures- three of them on their knees, one fallen over, and one floating around on the ceiling (filled with helium). These figures will be cast in resin and painted so that their chests are bright and their hands are charred black.
Imagine giant yo-yo men, not only cast in different colors but surfaced in such a way as to allude to many different aspects of our being and personalities- all hanging from the ceiling at different intervals.
Imagine a 5 ft. diving board carved in the shape of a woman’s body, with men on top waiting to dive off and a pyramid of men who have already dived off below them on the floor.
Imagine a woman carved out of rock- called “Rock” and that very same woman made out of upholstery called- “Footstool” sitting side by side.
Imagine a small room with in the center a small bronze man with an arrow through him- he is quiet/contemplative – while hundreds of arrows fly at him forming him at the vortex of all that incoming violence.
Imagine a woman writhing- we don’t know whether it’s agony or ecstasy except the material in which it is cast in dictates that visual clue….that same woman paired with a writhing man- titled “A Restless Night”- a completely different piece of work further rounding out the complexity of the visual image- for many times agony and ecstasy look the same- only the context identifies which it is.
Imagine a 6ft round circle with 19 people in it- all connected to one another by touch.
Image a couple- intertwined- forming an upside down heart shape.
Imagine a room full of huge twisted figures, whose gestures may all point to each other in such a way that the entire room is having a deep and silent underlying conversation. That is where my work is.
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Email me at cjacksonsculpture@earthlink.net
