jessica stockholder
For this week's blog I would like you to discuss Jessica Stockholder's work from your trip to the Weatherspoon.
In particular, think about how Stockholder uses found materials to create forms/shapes. Also think about the relationship(s) between the individual objects and the overall composition.
You can find quite a lot of information on Jessica Stockholder on the web. This would be useful for your response, but do not just copy and paste from someone elses evaluation of her work. Be specific. Demonstrate that you have thought carefully about your experience of her work at the Weatherspoon. Use some of your own notes.
By the way, I do realize your essays are due this Wednesday. So, you have until Saturday morning to post your blog response.
In particular, think about how Stockholder uses found materials to create forms/shapes. Also think about the relationship(s) between the individual objects and the overall composition.
You can find quite a lot of information on Jessica Stockholder on the web. This would be useful for your response, but do not just copy and paste from someone elses evaluation of her work. Be specific. Demonstrate that you have thought carefully about your experience of her work at the Weatherspoon. Use some of your own notes.
By the way, I do realize your essays are due this Wednesday. So, you have until Saturday morning to post your blog response.
posted by marcus silcock at 4:48 AM
55 Comments:
Jessica stockholder's work is very different. In a unique way she takes everyday items that we as people use and incorporates it into her work. For instance, there was one specific art piece by jessica stockholder where she used a tub and placed lamp shades in them. I thought this had to be the weirdest art piece i'd ever seen but because it was different and the idea of it was not seem much made more interesting to find out what she was thinking when making this particular art.
Another thing i noticed about her was her excessive use of color, i found this almost uplifting and cheerful because she never really used dull coloring in any of the works i observed. The color i noticed she used alot was yellow and bright red; There was a particular art piece that looked like a tea party with little red and white cups sat on top of a plate and then little red wrapped gifts around this big box. Jessica Stockholders work is very interesting to observe mostly because she uses the most commen materials as props in alot of her work to say what she is feeling at the time.
Arnetta Hardy
Jessica stockholder's work is very different. In a unique way she takes everyday items that we as people use and incorporates it into her work. For instance, there was one specific art piece by jessica stockholder where she used a tub and placed lamp shades in them. I thought this had to be the weirdest art piece i'd ever seen but because it was different and the idea of it was not seem much made more interesting to find out what she was thinking when making this particular art.
Another thing i noticed about her was her excessive use of color, i found this almost uplifting and cheerful because she never really used dull coloring in any of the works i observed. The color i noticed she used alot was yellow and bright red; There was a particular art piece that looked like a tea party with little red and white cups sat on top of a plate and then little red wrapped gifts around this big box. Jessica Stockholders work is very interesting to observe mostly because she uses the most commen materials as props in alot of her work to say what she is feeling at the time.
Arnetta Hardy
7:57 AM
I think Jessica Stockholder's work was very interesting, but strange. I went to the Witherspoon with a couple of classmates and I would say it turned out to be fun. I have never had that type of experience at a museum. The first piece of art that I seen was Kissing the Wall, which was a furniture piece with paint wrapped around it and a light fixture pointing towards the wall. I have no idea what it meant. Another one was a rubber ball in the presence of oils, paints, real photos, and broken glass. Very strange. I found out that Jessica uses a lot of yarn, found objects, and raw materials that appears to be things found in basements and garages, or what you would see around anyone's home. There was this one piece with a wicker chair holding a storage box with a light enclosed in it. It also had a piggy bank and some other junk in the work. This girl was crazy, in my opinion. The piece with the plastic sink and toolbox was strange. It had yarn in it with a green light fixture focused on it. I can just imagine a person like her going around and asking people for junk. There was one piece that actually had an old car door enclosed in wood. I don't know what kind of car it was, but it had side-view mirrors and everything. There was also a black piece of cardboard paper on the door window. I guess she tried to be hip and have tinted windows. One thing that really made me think this lady was mad and confused was the object that consisted of a painted couch, metal gate, bathtub with two lamps just thrown in there, and a fish tank on the side. There were some photos on their that I assumed was her. I want to know what was going on with her. The summary posted said that the objects she uses retains some of their original identity while serving roles as colors,shapes, lines, and gestures.
Johnna' Burns
Jessica assembles commonplace objects and raw materials to create a form of art that is very different from ordinary art. I read that she uses materials from home and Home Depot to create these pieces. "kissing the Wall" was the first piece that I looked at. It was jam packed with spools of yarn plastered together with a carpet background. Next I looked at a piece from 1995. It consisted of a huge wicker chair, pink plastic piggy bank, and a large plastic tub with half of the top missing. Some more interesting things I saw was a plastic sink, tool box, car door, speaker boxes, radio, stick, and the most interesting was a combination of a fence, bath tub, sofa and two big antique lamps. In almost all of her pieces, she cut out a space for light to shine through and used alot of acrylic paint. It was interesting and confusing to look at Jessica's work. ~~Natisha Webb~~
I thought that Jessica Stockholder's work was very interesting. She wove together every day items into extremeley unique sculptures. Her use of paint, and even her use of materials, were very creative also. She managed to weave together colors, forms, and lines all into very unusual relationships. For instance, there were a couple of pieces hung on the walls in frames that contained animal prints. However, these prints were cut into different shapes and placed into the frame with lines of other colorful cloth--the end result being a work of novelty that inspires inquisitiveness in the audience. I also felt that it was quite unusual for her the paint what appeared to be spools of thread and lump them all together onto a wooden chair. Wooden items seemed to be a common theme in this Stockholder exhibit, and on almost every wooden piece, there was paint in very sporadic spots, mostly yellow and orange paint. Other wooden pieces included 2x4s stuck together and painted, tables and other pieces of furniture, like chairs, and wooden frames enclosing a car door--very unique. My favorite piece however, was the one where there seemed to be a sofa cushion hung on the wall with a fence gate, and below them was a bathtub filled with cloths and lamps. I'm not quite sure what Jessica had in mind when she was creating her sculptures, but she definitely achieved some very unique relationships that could get any audience enchanted. Another thing I thought was quite interesting was that even though this was artwork, the paint that appeared on parts of the sculptures throughout the exhibit, was not smooth like a "normal" artisit would use. I liked that she didn't conform to worldviews, but she took leaps and just threw herself into her projects to create something new and exciting. I was very intrigued by what I saw.--Jessica Dickerson
Jessica Stockholder's work is very cheerful. The use of bright "happy" colors made me feel welcome while looking at her exhibit. The use of everyday objects in very different ways was interesting. There were many rolls of yarn on the wall painted. That seemed absurd but it fit with the rest of her work. Also there were objects together that normally are not seen together. For example a bathtub with two lamps in it. People do not normally put lamps in their bathtubs. She also had actual pictures in her work. I do not know if the pictures were of her but they seemed to add a personal touch. The main thing about her work that I noticed was the use of bright colors. All the colors she used were bright and cheery. There was a lot of red, yellow, blue and purple. It was fitting for springtime and the nice weather. Her work was very strange but it had a cheerful effect when viewing it.
Megan Foster
While walking around the witherspoon looking at Jessica Stockholder's work i realized different of an artist she is. her works have very similar charactoristics. the things that made them look the same is the colors she used, also the objects that were found that a common look. her works were done in bright and vibrant colors; there was only one that was completely white. jessica's art is much different than many artist that most people would think of. because she uses found objects some critics would say that her works are childish and too bright. while i was looking at them i found a deeper meaning. for example, one of her pieces looked like something that you would find in your garage (it was a rubbermaid container, bean bag chair, etc....)many people can relate to this piece. i'm curious what her thought process is while constructing her work? it can be compared to the work of Tony Tost in his book invisible bride, because it shows how many different things can be constructed to make one common element. Jessica did a great job of showing the construction of simple pieces to create the complex product. i really enjoyed the art and i think that she has a talent with the art of found objects.
While walking around the witherspoon looking at Jessica Stockholder's work i realized different of an artist she is. her works have very similar charactoristics. the things that made them look the same is the colors she used, also the objects that were found that a common look. her works were done in bright and vibrant colors; there was only one that was completely white. jessica's art is much different than many artist that most people would think of. because she uses found objects some critics would say that her works are childish and too bright. while i was looking at them i found a deeper meaning. for example, one of her pieces looked like something that you would find in your garage (it was a rubbermaid container, bean bag chair, etc....)many people can relate to this piece. i'm curious what her thought process is while constructing her work? it can be compared to the work of Tony Tost in his book invisible bride, because it shows how many different things can be constructed to make one common element. Jessica did a great job of showing the construction of simple pieces to create the complex product. i really enjoyed the art and i think that she has a talent with the art of found objects.
Stephanie Kuebler
As an ex-art major, I still have a deep appreciation for art and understand that art is the most beautiful in its rawest form. Sometimes we look for the ordinary, but it's really the pieces that are unique and abstract that tend to stand out the most. Jessica Stockholder's artwork is one of the most interesting I've seen thus far. Her artwork uses simple objects that have multiple uses, but are never thought of as "works of art". She masters juxtaposing each individual piece in a way to achieve a sense of wholeness. I've seen many kinds of objects, including yarn, newspapers, underwear, wicker chairs, radios, and the list goes on. I feel that the position of the objects, use of the light, and play with the shadows are all incorporated into each artpiece.
Throughout her work, she experiments with the use of color/shape to express her boldness and adventure into tapping into the unknown. She convinces many people to even look at their objects around the house in a new light. The way that she uses the paint over certain items, such as fabric, glass, yarn, etc, adds a different texture and mood. By painting, it adds a veneer over natural items as a way of covering up something. Veneering is used a lot in society because most ppl do not understand raw beauty. I think this is one of the points that Stockhold is trying to express.
One piece that sticks out in my mind, was a simple glass piece on the wall, which included fragments of different things, such as pictures, fabric, rubber balls, etc. Although the pieces are seperate, our eyes are trained to perceive everything as a whole.
~~Airreia Smith
What is really art? I asked myself that question a lot while I was in the art gallery. Stockholder's art was something that was beyond what I thought was art. I felt like I could have done some of those sculptors/paintings. Some things that I noticed were that she used a lot of bright colors; she really liked yarn, fake fur, lights, and paper mache. I saw some things that were surreal like the couch on the wall, which is just a weird place to see a couch. With the paint I was neat to see half of the yarn painted and how it looked different on the painted side, the texture of it and everything. She used things that I think would not be used to make art but that is what makes her different from other artist.
Stockholder says that she did not stop painting but she paints on the sculptors now. I understood some of the things that were written on the little squares of information. But overall I think that it was good but I could have done that and got rich.
Adrienne Mann
Jessica Stockholder definitely uses her imagination very much in her art. She uses everyday things to make into art. For example, the piece that I noticed the most was the wicker chair piece that was painted. It also had concrete on the front side of it. I do not know exactly what this piece was supposed to represent but I feel that Jessica Stockholder uses her art as an expression of her feelings. I do not really know much about art but I really did not understand just exactly what Jessica Stockholder was trying to get at with her art. I thought that the variety of colors that she used were very unique. I liked some of her work but I did not really understand the purpose for it.
Kelsey Bowers
I would like to think of myself as one who appreciates all art. Although i have to say that i had trouble with Jessica Stockholder's work. I went to the exhibit with high expectations, and was very eager to see it. When i got there i thought to myself that this may be a little dissapointing.
I went into the room with an open mind though. I examined every piece very carefully and read their descriptions.
I tried to take notes on how this art was put together. The more i saw of her work the more i was confused. There seemed to be no order to her work. I did notcie though she used pastel colors. I am not sure of how to relate the lavenders, baby blues and pinks to the objects she uses.
I took note that almost every single piece had a light and if it did not have a functionable light it had a lamp or lamp shade. Perhaps she is obessed or strongly likes the idea of clarity among chaos. That among a big mess there seems to always be a glimpse of hope.
Especially when she puts the 2 lamps in the bath tub. I thought suicide because of the tub and the electricity with the old pictures and the general mess around the white tub (she could have painted it)that gave me this feeling. But then i thought there are 2 lamps not just 1 but a functionable lamp, givning me reason to believe there is hope for even an individual that has sunk that low.
The only other thing i can say about her art work is kodoos to her because she is recycling. I just keep thinking to myself that the works just seemed so ameture and that if i gave my little cousin that material they could come out with the same type of stuff. I dont know i guess i appreciate it, i just dont understand it.
~lisa thompson~
I would like to think of myself as one who appreciates all art. Although I have to say that I had trouble with Jessica Stockholder's work. I went to the exhibit with high expectations, and was very eager to see it. When I got there I thought to myself that this might be a little disappointing.
I went into the room with an open mind though. I examined every piece very carefully and read their descriptions.
I tried to take notes on how this art was put together. The more i saw of her work the more I was confused. There seemed to be no order to her work. I did notice though she used pastel colors. I am not sure of how to relate the lavenders, baby blues and pinks to the objects she uses.
I took note that almost every single piece had a light and if it did not have a functional light it had a lamp or lampshade. Perhaps she is obsessed or strongly likes the idea of clarity among chaos. That among a big mess there seems to always be a glimpse of hope.
Especially when she puts the 2 lamps in the bathtub. I thought suicide because of the tub and the electricity with the old pictures and the general mess around the white tub (she could have painted it) that gave me this feeling. But then I thought there are 2 lamps not just 1 but a functional lamp, giving me reason to believe there is hope for even an individual that has sunk that low.
The only other thing I can say about her artwork is kudos to her because she is recycling. I just keep thinking to myself that the works just seemed so amateur and that if I gave my little cousin that material they could come out with the same type of stuff. I don’t know I guess I appreciate it, I just don’t understand it.
~lisa thompson~
I would like to think of myself as one who appreciates all art. Although I have to say that I had trouble with Jessica Stockholder's work. I went to the exhibit with high expectations, and was very eager to see it. When I got there I thought to myself that this might be a little disappointing.
I went into the room with an open mind though. I examined every piece very carefully and read their descriptions.
I tried to take notes on how this art was put together. The more i saw of her work the more I was confused. There seemed to be no order to her work. I did notice though she used pastel colors. I am not sure of how to relate the lavenders, baby blues and pinks to the objects she uses.
I took note that almost every single piece had a light and if it did not have a functional light it had a lamp or lampshade. Perhaps she is obsessed or strongly likes the idea of clarity among chaos. That among a big mess there seems to always be a glimpse of hope.
Especially when she puts the 2 lamps in the bathtub. I thought suicide because of the tub and the electricity with the old pictures and the general mess around the white tub (she could have painted it) that gave me this feeling. But then I thought there are 2 lamps not just 1 but a functional lamp, giving me reason to believe there is hope for even an individual that has sunk that low.
The only other thing I can say about her artwork is kudos to her because she is recycling. I just keep thinking to myself that the works just seemed so amateur and that if I gave my little cousin that material they could come out with the same type of stuff. I don’t know I guess I appreciate it, I just don’t understand it.
~lisa thompson~
Jessica Stockholder's work is all about common day objects that some how give meaning when placed by other mundane objects.
I noticed she played a lot with textures. For example she used fur but would in some places paint over it to reveal a type of landscape, not flat but smooth bumpy surface and then in would turn to fur again. This creates a new texture that nothing else could have.
She also would paint over yarn which makes the painted yarn look separate from the unpainted yarn. It's as if she's saying we are all a bunch of scanes, make your self stand out and be different.
She used tiles and wood and trash bins and then would plaster over or nail to create a sense of togetherness when really they shouldn't be. In one work, she had a car door that was stuck between two pieces of wood, and this resembles maybe a door to a house or a revelance of something.
I noticed too her color usuage. They were usually bright and if not, white then almost neon colors. I think with some of the art she choose white because of it's purity and for fear the color could take away some of the emphasis of the objects theirselves rather than enhance them. Nothing was ever truly one color making each piece dynamic and thoughtful when trying to overlap colors to evoke the emotion or feel the art is supposed to provide.
Karin Aydelette
As I walked around the museum looking at Jessica Stockholder's sculptures it reminded me of another art exhibition that my parents took me to when I was about 11 or 12 years old (I can't remember who the artist was). I remember seeing sculptures at that exhibit made out of everyday items like the lint from a dryer and women's nylons, tupperware, pieces of furniture that didn't go together etc. So I wasn't surprised by this art form but just like then I was left wondering what inspires someone to come up with this kind of art. In an interview in the Journal of Contemporary Art, Stockholder reported that she was influenced by Kaprow, Tinguely, and the surrealists and mentioned that John Cage's thinking had a lot of influence on her. She stated that she studied with Mowry Baden, a sculptor in Victoria who had an appreciation for painting. Stockholder stated that she started her art career as a painter and you can see in her exhibit that paint and color remain an integral part of her art work.
Patrick Nelson
Jessica Stockholder is a very imaginative and creative artist. The first thing that I noticed about all of her art work is that she painted over anything. I would have never thought to paint over yarn material, but it stands out in a positive way. The exhibit of the wall of sheetrock stood out to me. If you do not look closely at the art work, you'll definately miss the fact that newspaper and other materials were used. There was also a clever idea to create an exhibit that displayed the colorful and detailed side facing the wall, and on the wall was a mirror reflecting the colorful images. Stockholder has a way of putting together objects that have little in common, painting over them,and blending them together, to make them share one common idea.
Nicole Parker
Jessica Stockholder uses ordinary objects that normally go unnoticed. By combining the individual objects it makes you look twice. Their functions change also. Each individual objects serve to enhance one another. In a way it’s as if she was trying to recycle. Though you’re left to wonder why did she chose the objects that she did and how did she decide which ones to place together?
She also exploits a wide variety of colors. This takes away the dullness of the objects. For instance, she repaints an old car door yellow and places a curtain in front of it. The car door then has another purpose, but you’re not exactly sure what it is. Her work is unlike other artists.
Hong Ton
WoW! There is so much that I would like to say about Jessica Stockholder's Work, however all of it would definitely be along the lines of questioning her work in general.
At first, I thought "Kissing the Wall" was one piece of art...but, after getting there I seen that it was a whole exhibition of different pieces. I seemed to notice that none of them had names or titles, all of the pieces were very wierdly creative & unique in some way. My favorites out of the whole exhibition were the "Monoprints" b/c they actually looked liked Art that I'm familiar to seeing. Not trying to talk her down or to say what she does is not considered Art..but, I am saying that maybe b/c my favorites were on Museum Boards made with fur. Also out of the years that she had did each work....all the Monoprints were made in 2001 or 2000. From my visit, I like the fact that I could just walk around and get to see each material that was used in each sculpture. You never could tell what she was going to use next. I even saw underwear, lamps, toolboxes, & bathtubs, which don't realte at all. I did see how all of her work was in bright colors and the unordinary materials.She never had any dull colors at all. She is very different as far as other artists in this time...and her art work is way unexplainable then any other art that I have ever seen. She used lots of copies of polaroids in some of her work too. She overlaped some colors on glass & on almost eveything she splashed paint on.
Vey Interesting
*Samantha Ray*
I thought that Jessica Stockholder's work was very, very unique. While I was looking at her art, I found myself reconsidering the aesthetic qualities of everyday objects, such as photos, lamps, and even car doors. It was really interesting how she was able to piece together so many different and random objects to create forms that were completely different from its parts. I think my favorite piece was the one that included a radio that was playing music. I never would have expected to see something like that. While I was viewing the exhibit, there were students in there being asked to tell whether Stockholder's work was art or not. I think that is a very interesting concept, and it is all dependent upon one's opinions about what art is. There is no definite answer to that question, but in my opinion, Jessica Stockholder's work is definitely art.
Stefanie Tallent
I think that Jessica Stockholder's work was very different! I have heard of artists using common items that we use everyday as apart of their peices, and have seen a few on T.V., but I had never seen it in person. I think that the bathtub with the lamps in it, and all of the mess was very ordinary, but yet it wasnt because of the way she put it together. I noticed a common theme of lights and bright colors in all of her peices. I love colors, so her use of colors kept me a little more interested than I normally would be if she didn't have all of those colors in her peices. Another thing that I noticed about her work was her experimentation with different textures including yarn, paper mache, and fur. I think that because of the colors and texture, many children would enjoy her work, even if they didn't understand it!
The comment that was just posted was posted by Kasi Perkins.
I thought the artwork by Jessica Stockholder was very interesing. The way that she put things together is very unique. I notice that most of the materials that was used in her artwork are materials that you see and use everyday that is around the house. Some materials that I notice was used were: a bathtub, lights, portable radio, a car door, thread, storage tub, pictures, piggy bank, one of the modern chairs with the big pillow inside, and many other objects.
Jessica's art is like no other art I have seen, it is very unique. I know that she used a lot of bright colors in her artwork (yellow, red, orange,etc.), this shows me that she has interest in colors.
When I first started looking at her work, I said to myself this can't be art, I can do this. But after looking at more of her work, I realized that it is art. The way she finds things and put them together is art. This by far is the best artwork that I have seen, it shows me that even using ordinary materials if you put it together with some you create something original.
Tammy McRae
In daily life, we make use of series of consistent shapes to reduce the clutter of information we perceive and help us quickly determine the meaning and use of an object. For example, we know that an object with a square base with a handle on top is a milk jug and we instantly recognize a small rectangle with an antenna as a cell phone. If we were to trace the outline of one of Jessica Stockholder's sculptures, however, we would discover a shape so interesting and complex that it would be impossible to match it with any of the other standard shapes in our minds. Most astounding is the fact that these compositions are created with exactly those household products we use daily and whose shapes we know so well. Thus she takes the familiar, and estranges it - typically she uses paint to give the objects an artificial color. Stockholder explains that she avoids creating a cohesive look in order to prevent her work from taking on only a single direction. More than color, she suggests taking in her sculptures from a pictoral viewpoint in oder to evaluate the characteristics that are not directly connected to the artwork, for example the lighting in the room or how large or heavy the sculpture is in relation to the observer. This method allows for multiple interpretations and therefore several themes. One factor that I found common to all her work was the implication of domestic work. Beyond the fact that she made use of household products in her work, one composition reminded the viewer of a vacuum cleaner, while others imparted the sense of duty towards family. If I were to attempt to sum up her work, I would use the statement "I might be a homemaker, but truly I am wild and adventureous under the surface!"
Tineke Misegades
If I used one word to describe Jessica Stockholder's artwork it would be UNIQUE. Because that is what it is, creative, one-of-a-kind art. I am a person that LOVES color, I cannot stand for anything to be plain. Even just a little splash of color, as Stockholder shows can light anything up. I love how in pretty much all of her works of art there are bright colors that just catch your eye. It is also very interesting how she uses items that you could find just lying around your house. It's almost just she just took one thing from every room in her house (and occasionally the car), put it all together and added some paint here-and-there.
Amber Poinsett
Jessica Stockholder’s work is very abstract. It is a type of non-geometric abstraction, so its pretty random. She takes normal, everyday objects, and transforms it into art. It kind of reminds me of the poet Mallarme that we studied earlier. Just the randomness and the way it is put together. Mallarme once said “You don’t make a poem with ideas, but with words.” This is the same type of theme that I think Stockholder uses. It does not seem as if she sat down and gave a lot of thought to what she wanted to do or accomplish. She just did it. She expresses herself through uses of form and color as you can see with the 2002 wood piece. It is painted red on one side, has a black dot, and a hole plugged in the wood, with a painted basket attached to it. It is form of non-representational, or non-objective, art, and I was thinking to myself, “I could do this,” but I bet it is harder than it looks. I was also wondering where she came up with her ideas. I guess that is art for you.
~James DeGraffenreid~
Jessica Stockholder's work is like none other I've ever seen before. The first piece i viewed was composed of wool and cloth and a chair. These ordinary objects created a big chair that look like it was alive or something of that nature. My favorite piece was one that was made up of a couch, a bathtub,a fishbowl, pitures and other ordinary objects put together. This was amazing because these are objects I see everyday and would never think to make into art.
Some of the artwork I thought was a little out there, but over all, it was absolutly amazing.
~Sally Hinson~
Jessica Stockholder is a very strange artist. Before arriving at the gallery, I was expecting paintings or something. I was very suprized to see the kind of unique art she does.
The whole time I was thinking that I could do the same thing she does and its art. For example, by slapping paint on crates and curtains, and weaving ropes together, and there's a work of art. However I do like how she uses bright color. I also saw that she likes to use fur a lot in her work. I saw a few pieces with fur in it. In one of her pieces, she even had a fence, that she probably found on the street or something. To sum it all up, it was very, very interesting
~~~Kirsten Williams~~~
When I saw Jessica Stockholders work, my first impression was that "anyone can do that". I saw the simplicity of the things like chairs, glass and fabric (in the one that looked like a chair made into a globe) and related them to the simple things in my everyday life. Instead of just seeing those things for just what they are and what they were used for, she made them into something totally different as a whole. I thought that the works of art were very creative and not just like any other type of painting or something put on a canvas. Since it was 3-D, it actually allows you to kind of "be in the art work". The overall message I got from her artwork was that things that are simple and boring while by itself can tell a whole different story and be made exciting and new when paired with other simple objects.
(last one by Shera Gadson)
Rebekah Bair-Sanders
I don't believe that you could ask Stockholder what a particular piece of art in her cilection stood for or meant and she be able to give you a direct anwser. The art is more of an exploration of the subconsious mind not a self expression piece. Her collection reminded me so much of Surrealism and the disconnected look of the work fed into the mysterious. In one particular display there was a piece of wood, maybe a folding table, that was covered and painted to resemble a sidewalk and then it had some flowers hanging off of it. If you looked around the back you saw a mirror reflecting a paper mache flower "underneath" this concrete display. This to me represented the nature that lies underneath every building, sidewalk, road, and parkng lot. Sometimes you can even catch a glimpes of grass or a dandylion coming throught the cracks as a reminder that nature will run it's course no matter how much we try to control it. Stockholder even defied color edicat. There was another piece that had red and purples together. Those are two colors that are considered tabu to put together. It's like a red head wearing red, shouldn't happen but does, and she made it look together or natureal.
Wow Jessica's work was definately interesting! I particularly like the one with the bath tub. Looking at her work was difficult for me because I couldnt seem to get past what the object was made out of instead of what she wanted us to get out of it. I dont know whether I am just shallow or whether abstract art is just not for me. It doesnt make any sense it just seems like any one with a couple of home appliaces, a hot glue gun, and some paint can make so called 'art'. It is just absurd. The one thing that I did like about the art was the color! She used a lot of neon colors in her work and that seemed to give the art an upbeat feel.
Kimberly Grimes 5588
Going to see Jessica Stockholder's art work was a very unique experience for me. I really was trying to tie in the different pieces of the work together. I couldn't understand why she put some ogjects together at all. For example, I like the piece she did with the tub and lamb together and she had pictures of her self and a baby glued to the piece. Now baby she was trying capture the times with her child in the tub. I don't know. Then there was this other piece that I think was suppose to represent a television. I didn't know wheather to think of it as television or maybe she had a different meaning for it. I really enjoyed viewing her art work. They all were different and I had never seen that type of style or work before.
Tori Hoyle
I enjoyed going to the Weatherspoon Art Museum and viewing Jessica Stockholder's art work. She is definetly a unique and creative artist. Her artwork is not exactly what comes to mind when I think about art. However, the more of her artwork that I saw, the more appreciation I had for it. She used everyday items that you could find around the house and turned them into creativge designs. Her artwork has a happy and uplifting quality to it with her use of bright and vivid colors. I found a lot of her artwork to be a little on the strange side, such as the bathtub and lamp shades, but overall, it was extremely interesting.
Kimberly Richtarik
I think that Stockholder just reitterates the fact that there can be no one difinition for art. It is whatever you make it. Some go for the abstract where as she goes more for clarity. Stockholder puts a new meaning to common house hold goods and makes you think a little harder of the world around you. She makes you take a step back and focus on the little things in life we sometimes take for granite. People are so busy all the time and she points out that even in the rush of things there is beauty to everything wether it be the lamp shades next to the bath tub or the sofa coushin. The colors she used left you feeling a little happier then when you came and gave you content satisfaction when you were leaving the piece. Tiffany Buie
I think that Jessica Stockholder's work has a very appealing look to it. It is very cheerful. She uses bright colors which make it more interesting than some dull colors like black and white. Some of the colors were red, blue and yellow. The use of everyday objects and found objects made up most of her work. For example, the bathtub. When looking at it, it had two lamps in it. These are things we wouldn't normally see in our everyday life. Some of her art work had portraits in them. I wasn't sure if it was her. There was also another piece of her work that i thought was rather strange. The piece with the plastic sink and toolbox. It had yarn in it too and had a green light that was focusing on it. I thought this was weird.
Brittany Hall
My visit to see Jessica Stockholder's work was very interesting. As I looked at each piece I found myself having a hard time looking at it and not thinking that some of the things used in each piece could have actually been used by people who don't have anything instead of being cut up, glued, painted, etc. But after trying to put that thought out of my head I tried to look at the works as art. I found that in many, if not all of her pieces contained objects that were partially painted in some way. Some of them seemed to be painted with no rhyme or reason, others seemed likewise. I found the work containing the bathtub to be particularly interesting. With the lamps in the bathtub, my first thoughts toward the work said something to do with suicide, but then I noticed details like some of the crystals on one of the lamps being painted partially. And then there was the couch or seat hanging sideways and painted, and the gate and the pictures. I had a hard time really understanding the meaning of it all as one, but it was very intriguing to look at. And overall it definitely makes one think. In fact all her pieces seemed to make one think.
Brianna Smith
While I at the Jessica Stockholder exhibit, I walked around and looked at the pieces trying to determine what they were and what they meant as well. After doing that I went back through and read the names of the exhibits, and what they consisted of. Not until i saw actually looked closer at the exhibit did i actually see some of the stuff that was incorporated. For example, when looking at the one with the bathtub, i saw that a couch was used and i thought to myself "where is the couch?" As i looked to my left to look at the piece again, my eyes automatically locked onto the couch, sitting sideways, attached to the wall. Stockholder made the ordinary turn into the extreme/extraordinary by literally and figuratively "turning the around/upside-down" and making people look at ordinary things differently. I really enjoyed the exhibit and hope everyone is able to get something different out of her works.
Chris Swaim
Jessica Stockholders work is very abstract. Its so different from anything Ive ever seen. It kinda reminds me of Dada! Its just kinda like non sense art. Everything she used was very recognizable when looked at by itself. But then lookin at the combinations she puts together makes the thoughts go crazy. One of my favortie ones was the bathtub with the lamps in it. The couch cushion in the background next to the gate. I cant really explain why this one caught my attention but it just was so strange cause a bathtub is the last place you would think to place a lamp in its on position.
Another one I like was the round chair with the bean bag. This caught me off guard because this chair normally looks so comfortable and relaxing but now it like sensory overload. The colors and the positions she uses just drives the imagination wild.
Dottie Michael
I think that there is a dirrect correlation with jessica stockholder's work and tony tost's work... Tost creates a world parallel to the one he is experiencing.. while stockholder does the same , by using everyday object that have no relationship to her... and uses them to express her feeling and emotions. Im Glad... we viewed their work at around the same time so this correlation was more apparent....
post by: brittany snow
Jessica Stockholder's work is very appealing to the eye because of the use of color and placement of the objects she uses. In many of her installations she uses the primary colors of blue, yellow, and red. From those colors others are made adding to the images seen fromt he naked eye. One of the first installations I looked at had balls of green yarn placed on a wall with 7 of them having blue tips. As I continued to view from a distance the blue ran into blue paint on a chair with a blue bin, green paper mache, a pink piggy bank sitting in the chair and end of the chair being its original color brown. Even with such bright colors that capture the eyes of a person, Stockholder uses a light at the bottom shine more brightness on and within the exhibit. Throughout many of her exhibits she uses some form of light to add complement,emphasize, and add to the work being shown. The few exhibits that did not have some form of light on them were different forms of rugs with lines and pathways painted on them.
The incorportation of everyday objects in Stockholder's installations amazes me. I never really thought about the art I could possibly form with household objects. The use of a car door, bath tub, stereos, tupperware, couches, and etc. makes my curiosity wonder about the different pieces of art work I could create. Anything can be considered art, and her installations definitely prove. I do wonder if she kept the same installations, but did not have paint over her objects, how would her work be read differently? It would everything be a pleasing to the eye? I do not know if I would have wanted to investigate the installations as much without all the color and textures involved.
This is the rest of my blog. I accidently posted half of it without finishing. After reading some of her thoughts posted on the walls in the museum I really liked her thoughts of everything being independent. One peice of the installation is not representing another. That allowed me to have an open mind about what I saw. when I observed some of the works I took the installations at face value. When I looked at others I saw more meaning behind the work. Everything was left up to me. This is the end piece of my blog. It goes with the one right before it.
Cherie Avent
Before I went to the museum I had expected something else than what I saw. I walked into the museum and I looked around at all the different sculptures by Jessica Stockholder and this didn't appear to me to be art. My friend and I actually started laughing saying to ourselves that we could have done this. It's weird to see a lot of objects thrown together and call that art. Then I started reading some of the description beside the art and it became clear why its art. Jessica Stockholder used objects to express different things and to show you how one thing can be something but mean something else in another way, as confusing as that may sound. Her art makes you feel different emotions and let you see things in a whole new. It was interesting and so different from what I've seen.
Andrea Brown
Okay....WOW! Is all that I have to say about Jessica Stockholder's work. It was very interesting, especially the one with the bath tub and the lamb. I mean I couldn't get past the two objects that she chose to put together, let alone try to find an actual meaning. I find her work to be slightly more difficult to see past whats there in order to look for a deeper meaning or interpretation. Call me secluded or stuck inside of my own box, but I just didn't get it. The thing that did really catch my eye was her use of neon colors. They were what captured my mind and made me want to try to look beyond the objects.
Na'Kol Curtis 4147
Ok... I found stockholder's work a little hard to understand. The one piece of the tub with the water painted and all of the lamps ans other eleterical stuff inside looked like death to me. It was amasing how she used everyday house items and made them in to a work of art. That was the only thing that I liked about her work!
Ashlee Richards
What can I say? I just don't get it. Maybe, I'm just the type of person who likes classical art than modern art. And looking at Jessica Stockhalders art is the reason why I don't like modern art. I mean, I can admire that her art is a way of expression and this maybe how she chose to express herself, I guess thats cool. But at the same time I ask myself how much talent did Jessica Stockholder really have in putting a bunch of crap together.
I'm not criticizing her hart per say, just modern art in general. In my opinion no matter how much differently we put crap together and give us different ways to look at it, no matter how different we can sculp crap or paint crap in different colors, it is still crap. Why should it be up to me to find the meaning of a particular art piece? I always thought that was the artist's job. If you have to explain to me what your art means, then to me it isn't art. I always find that your art should speak for itself. This art didn't say much to me. (William Pinkerton)
Jessica stockholder's artwork is an eclectic mix of bright colors, textures, and objects. Many of the pieces seemed random at first glance but a closer observation exposed intricate weaving or materials with masterful paint strokes. Numbers or multiples of objects often appeared in many of the pieces. Eight pumpkins were laid out vertically in one and eight pals or cups were laid in a circle on another. Shapes - circles, squares, and rectangles were often stacked or laid against each other. Common objects like plastic crates, bathtubs, lamps were often connected with strips of fabric, cloth sheets, and pieces of carpet. Photographs with candid everyday images were pinned into some of the work. Light was an important element of many of the displays. Light from lamps or spotlights or neon bulbs provided additional shadows or emphasis on different aspects of the forms.
Stockholder’s work creates surreal images of life mixed with the unusual. It’s as if she takes all the objects one would see looking around a room, throws them in a blender and spills it out on a table organizing it just enough to have the viewer struggle between static images and a confusion with no settling conclusion.
I think her work is a merge between 2-d paintings and 3-d sculpture. It’s like she took a painting and brought it to life with real world objects and brushstrokes of real paint, all mixed together.
Her display was interesting and visually appealing; the difficultly in finding meaning is an important part of the experience.
Matthew Modrow
Jessica Stockholder's art was unlike any I have ever seen. Her art was unusual and original. At first glance, you think its just a blend of color and shapes but with a closer look , you see actual objects like lamps and cups all thrown together... her work was a little different and not easily pigieonholed...but thats what makes it great. The colors also adds vividness and life to the paintings.
Jennifer McGuirk
(this is my second post as my first one did not show up again)
its amazing how everyday items can be art. but i guess when you look at things with the heart and not with naked eye things become beautiful and there own way. in the gallery jessica stockholder capitalizes on the concept that beauty lies in the places we least expect it. i will never look ordinary items the same way.i will but i won't help but thinking that someone thinks of a cup as more than a cup or a rag is more than a rag.
I really enjoyed Jessica Stockholder's art. Her work is unique because it forces the audience to look at everyday ojects from a new perspective. One of her sculptures was a chair with spools of thread clustered on it. I recognized the piece as a chair with spools of yarn placed on top of it but I also respected it as an artistic creation. This separates her work from other artists, she takes the viewer away from their comfort zone. You must regard the realistic elements of work as well as the abstract elements.
-Paul Gilliland
Jessica Stockholder in my opinion is very weird and interesting. I love how she thinks outside of the box and just throws stuff, or junk some might say, togethere to make an exciting and strange peice of art. She always uses alot of color and just ordinary items. if makes you get the feeling that anyone even yourself could create a piece of work like this, i think that it has potential to attract many audiences. in one art scene she uses a rubber ball and paint and oils and some pictures and broken glass to create a piece of art that you could stare at for hours. another was a wicker chair holding a storage box with a ligth inside of it. one with a car door encosed in wood... and the list goes on of crazy bizzare works. I enjoyed observing her work.
Brea Cheney
Jessica Stockholder in my opinion is very weird and interesting. I love how she thinks outside of the box and just throws stuff, or junk some might say, togethere to make an exciting and strange peice of art. She always uses alot of color and just ordinary items. if makes you get the feeling that anyone even yourself could create a piece of work like this, i think that it has potential to attract many audiences. in one art scene she uses a rubber ball and paint and oils and some pictures and broken glass to create a piece of art that you could stare at for hours. another was a wicker chair holding a storage box with a ligth inside of it. one with a car door encosed in wood... and the list goes on of crazy bizzare works. I enjoyed observing her work.
Brea Cheney
GOING TO THE GALLERY AND SEEING SUCH RANDOM ART OPENED MY EYES TO VENTURE AND APPRECIATE NEW THINGS. HER ART BEING VERY DIFFERENT AND CLASSIC GIVES ART A NEW FORM AND SHAPE IN MY EYES. AT FIRST I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HECK SHE WAS DOING, BUT AS I READ AND WENT ON AND ON READING THE LITTLE DESCRIPTIONS I WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY SHE DID HER ART THE WAY SHE DID. SHE USES LOTS OF COLOR AND IMAGINATIONS IN HER SCULPTURES. GOES FAR WAY AND BEYOND WHAT I COULD EVER IMAGINE SOMEONE DOING. FROM TAKING RANDOM HOUSE THINGS AND COLOR AND JUNK AND USEFULL THINGS AND OTHER THINGS SHE CREATES BEAUTIFUL THINGS. ONE PARTICULAR MAKING OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT OF HERS IS THIS CHAIR WHERE SHE HAS THIS HUGE PURPLE PLASTIC CONTAINER THING I JUST ADMIRE THAT BECAUSE HOW IN THE WORLD COULD SHE PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER AND NAIL EVERYTHING AND PAINT IT. ALL HER CREATINGS SEEM LIKE SHE SPEND A LOT OF TIME MAKING THEM AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT WHAT SHE WAS DOING, THOUGH IN SOME I THOUGHT SHE JUST THREW THINGS TOGETHER AND JUST DID WHATEVER CAME UP TO HER MIND AND I ADMIRE THAT BECAUSE OUT OF NOTHING SHE CREATES BEAUTIFUL THINGS. SHE HAS OPENED UP MY VIEW OF ART AND REALLY GAVE ME A SENSE OF APPRECIATION FOR HER STYLE OF ART. SHE EXPRESSES HER INNER MOST BEINGS AND FEELINGS THROUGH HER ART. IT WAS WONDERFUL
WENDY PAGOAGA
jessica's work is very abstract but interesting, i like it because its different than the traditional art. I like how she uses and incorporates everyday items into her work. What struck me as odd though is almost every piece there is some sort of light or lamp maybe she has some fascination with lamps or maybe it seems to fall in place with her art. When i first started looking at her work i thought i was just looking at different colors and shapes but upon closer examination you can actually see objects. I thought was really cool.
Brett Karam
Jessica's work was very different from any other art work I'd ever seen in an art gallery. It was very abstract. She used everyday objects and items that could be seen around your, house, yard, school and workplace to create something out of this world. There is no misunderstanding that there may be reason behind the maddness. It just was not aparent to me. Although i liked her paintings and wall art. Her self standing and free standing art i did not. I found it to be drab and confusing. To where I found her paintings and wall art to be uplifting. Something I would actually place in my house. Overall I like Jessica Stockholder's style but she's not an artist I would invest much time and effort into understanding. ~De'Anna Graham~
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