Sally Jacobs
Artist Statement
My experience and expression of time through painting reflects constant flux, mostly in a chaotic state, unwieldy and not necessarily linear. I am interested in how space and time now is influenced by the then and the yet to come. To me, moments in time are abstract and non- tangible. Paint is the act of exploring the fleeting abstraction of time. The paintings development of space reveals nature or a suggested environment which expresses that chaotic state.
The figure in my work solidifies the space, allowing the viewer a steady moment. I am not necessarily interested in what the person looks like but rather how the painting feels. I seek to paint a rhythm and tone that evokes an experience of time, place and a particular relationship/s. I want the viewer to not only see the figure but also the paint as the written language which coalesces into the figure.
I want the viewer to know each decision along the way, to experience the building of time within the painting. The paint itself becomes a record of time, secrets of where things were and are. Each painting has its own collection of moments. I seek to push the boundaries of memory versus reality and between abstraction versus representation. Painting becomes a dance of order and chaos. It is equally important for me to let go of the image as it is to build it up, to push it to its’ fullest potential and then lose it again. Each time I return to the studio in hopes of resurrecting the image. It is this quest for balance that ultimately leaves the viewer hovering between seeing and not seeing everything.
Bio
EDUCATION:
-2007 Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, MFA in Painting-1991 University of Cincinnati, BFA in Painting, Cum Laude
-1990 American Institute of Foreign Study, Florence, Italy
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2008 180 Days 180 Students Theatre Arts Gallery, HighPoint, NC2007 Hands and Feet to Self, Western Carolina Museum, Cullowhee, NC
2004 The Coloring Book Series, Syngery Gallery, Shelby, NC
2003 Home and Shelter, Red Sky Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Shelby Icons, 215 Trade Gallery, Shelby, NC
2002 Unveiled Reveiled, Cleveland Community College, Shelby, NC
2000 Doing the Charleston, Paris/ New York/ Kent Gallery, Kent, CT
1995 Rhodes Center for the Arts Gallery, Charleston, SC
1993 Du Monde Gallery, Florence, Italy
1992 Tuscan Landscapes, Gruppo Donatello Gallery, Florence, Italy
1991 Brodie Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
COMMISSIONS:
The Boston Globe, Boston MATimberlake Printing and Dye Corporation, Charlotte, NC
Work Volf Consultants LLC, Charleston, SC
Jacques and Violin Kaplan, Kent CT Pilates at the Lake Inc., Charlotte, NC
Schweppe and Schweppe Law, Shelby, NC
HONORS/ SELECTIONS:
2011- Selected as an Artist in Residency at Can Serrat in El Bruc, Spain2004- Selected and attended two Liturgical Icon workshops studying with
Russian Iconographer, Andrejev Vladislov
2003- Recipient of Arts and Science Council Regional Artist Grant
1991- Premio/Artist of the Year Fortham Studios Florence, Italy
SELECTED APPEARANCES:
2003 Special Guest, Home and Garden Television, Building Character
