upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024

upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024

Judith Jacobson

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Judith jacobson 49 3:4- oil, sand on canvas, 72 x 65 Black and blue- oil, charcoal on ragboard, 40 x 32 Closed- etching ink painted on paper, 30 x 22 Crises - oil on paper, 48 x 42 Crossroads - oil, sand on canvas, 54 x 48 Decomposition 1, 2, 3- oil, sand, charcoal on canvas (each 54 x 60), total 54 x 184 G7 - oil on canvas, 70 x 42 I- oil on canvas, 50 x 40 In the eye of the beholder- oil, sand on canvas, 60 x 42 In- oil on canvas, 54 x 48 Lipscape- oil, sand on canvas, 48 x 54 Lipscape- oil, sand on canvas, 48 x 54
(2) by 49 3:4- oil, sand on canvas, 72 x 65 (3) by Black and blue- oil, charcoal on ragboard, 40 x 32 (4) by Closed- etching ink painted on paper, 30 x 22 (5) by Crises - oil on paper, 48 x 42 (6) by Crossroads - oil, sand on canvas, 54 x 48 (7) by Decomposition 1, 2, 3- oil, sand, charcoal on canvas (each 54 x 60), total 54 x 184 (8) by G7 - oil on canvas, 70 x 42 (9) by I- oil on canvas, 50 x 40 (10) by In the eye of the beholder- oil, sand on canvas, 60 x 42 (11) by In- oil on canvas, 54 x 48 (12) by Lipscape- oil, sand on canvas, 48 x 54 (13) by Lipscape- oil, sand on canvas, 48 x 54

2000 Edna Andrade Award

At age 46, I quit my job to unconditionally devote the rest of my life to making art. My grasp of "foreverness" on this earth became enlightened, propelling, and pivotal. The implications of being mortal precipitated obsessive scrutiny of disembodied fragments of human deterioration; relentless painting of magnified nuances of physical and psychological states of being reflected in the face.

A significant aspect of my pictures is size: large-larger-HUGE! These fragments are interconnected, the series being integral to my process. The totality of these fragments could assume an animated monumentality. These unsentimentalized, unflattering, disturbing segments of facial decay manifest that which terrifies a society desperately clinging to youth; horrified by the markings of life.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT   

In a youth crazed society, anxious about the marks of age, I am an aging white menopausal female baby boomer, WHO does not want to be EXTREMELY MADE OVER!  I am a marked woman, distinguished by the topographical history of my flesh, maps of the memories of my life.

My work speaks of change, metamorphosis, and transcendence. People age. Through art, universal in its capacity to communicate, I hope to encourage dialogue about the inevitable, gradual evolution that we all must experience if we are fortunate enough to grow older. This visual conversation can elevate our awareness and acceptance of the natural process of transformation, to create an environment that will transcend the superficial, and embrace more dignified values and standards of beauty.

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