Jennifer D. Anderson ARTIST | EDUCATOR
Portfolio
Skins
“When the skin becomes the paper for a text written by the body, the words are going to be ambiguous, and no statement will have a single meaning.” James Elkins “The self is an oral society in which the present is constantly running a dialogue with the past and the future inside of one skin. [...]
Sensate
These little prints are excursions into the sense modalities. The backgrounds are taken from pinhole photographs. Images of the body, soft muted tones derived from skin and hair. Overtop, wrapping around and through are images from the mechanics of the body. Juxtaposed together, these elements work as a visual poem about the complexities of the [...]
Vitals
“I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal.” Eugene Delacroix This suite of etching brings the organs of the body to the forefront and focuses on our corporeal nature. Painstakingly created through the process of etching with delicate line work composing each passage of value, these plates where then hand [...]
Into Eternity
“Because as the flower – Beautiful, but transient. He shall pass away – Into eternity.” John Wesley’s Notes on the Bible, James 1:10 This recent and on-going project, replaces the typical flat colors of the repeated wallpaper motif with that of images of human skin. Hung away from the wall, these little jewels glow when [...]
Corporeal Tracery
Presenting the body as nothing but light and shadow and as color adhered to glass; this work focuses on basic human identity, as we are our physical beings. The body is the focus. A body filled with internal organs and processes, with strengths, weaknesses, limitations, and the potential for rampant ugliness as well as profound [...]
Shades
As human beings, I believe our identity is composed of a layering of stories. Those we retell about ourselves, those we overtime ascribe importance and value to, as well as those stories which intentionally or not fade away. This series of work is about this layering of stories and meaning, as well as the information [...]
Syncope
This work builds upon the ideas and format used for Inside of Me. In this case the title, syncope which is the technical term for fainting, reflects how subtle and delicate the work is. Here the repeated lace imagery gently dances across the wall, passing in and out of existence.
Some May Go
My work has long dealt with the vulnerability of the human body and spirit, the resonance of morality and how both affect our daily lives. I have found paper to be the perfect artistic vehicle for these issues. Unimportant daily events, notes and to-do lists, as well as important documents, such as birth, wedding, and [...]
Inside Of Me
Shadows, thin light lines, forms that appear and disappear like ghosts, and delicate layering of images, are the ways I represent the human condition and the human form, reflecting the precarious and vulnerable nature of the individual, easily injured and very mortal. In the piece “Inside of Me” elements of the interior of the human [...]
Substantial Material
I am interested in how science is and has been used to define human nature, health, and disease. My research has included antiquated now debunked areas of scientific thought, such as phrenology and the humours, as well as recent discoveries on neuroscience. Since the mode and methods of science thought to bean accurate understanding of [...]
Prescribed
Prescribed is a salon of silhouettes; specific outlines of individuals, contours of button noses, the slope of the neck, and the gentle roll of the chin. Slightly varying in size and color, these silhouettes are cut from actual prescriptions. Patient’s names, drug names, physician names and addresses for their place of practice as well as [...]
Belligerency Suite
As an artist, my work has most often focused on the vulnerable aspects of mankind. I find one of the unifiers of all people, is how easily both the physical being and the spiritual creature can be injured and unfortunately, even destroyed. Staying true to that focus, this work stems from dialogue recently heard in [...]