Temporary Install

The following pictures are from a work in progress.

A small selection of what will be a larger install placed in various parks around Northeast Ohio. This setup is just a trial run which was set up on my back porch in late Winter of 2012.

Angled top down view of some of the brighter orange pieces. 

Two Close up views.

The top three pictures were taken at critter eye level.

Info: Temporary install on my back porch. This install showcases how these pieces look before putting the final coatings of sprays and matte medium on them. I tend to like them better at this stage than when finished, but without the sprays and matte medium I am afraid they will deteriorate. I am hoping to use hundreds if not thousands of these pieces in a larger install some day. 

They are made from layers of cardboard glued together, paint, various salts, dyes, plaster, and talus. Copyright 2012. 

Nick Cave's Sound Suits at the Cincinnati Art Museum

The following pictures are a limited example of Nick Cave's sound suits as they were displayed at the Cincinnati art museum from January 12th 2012 to April 29th 2012.  

For more information concerning the art work of Nick Cave, please check out his webpage at the following: www.soundsuitshop.com

For more information concerning the Cincinnati Art Museum please check out their webpage at the following: www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org

Mimesis Art Show at Survival Kit Gallery

Mimesis: Sculptural Works by Jonah Jacobs and Rebecca Cross

The above show was on view from Sept. 16th to Nov 18th 2011 at Survival Kit gallery in Cleveland Ohio. 

Using distinctly different materials, Rebecca Cross and Jonah Jacobs both draw upon nature to create organic, whimsical sculpture that evokes forest, flower, and sea life. Both artists create a tension between weird and familiar, raw and delicate, creating a visual experience that feels oddly natural.

For more info concerning the art seen above, please go to the following websites:

www.jonahjacobs.com

www.facebook.com/Jonahsart

www.survivalkitgallery.com

www.rebeccastextiles.com

The Making of Brown and Orange Polyp #1

The following is a short stop action video I made of one of my "polyp" art pieces being assembled. Over the coarse of several months I made the close to two hundred tubes which comprise this 2' x 2' art piece. Over the course of a day, I assembled this piece taking a picture for each piece I added to the assemblage. 

Not having a studio or much money means I have to get by on a shoestring budget. I used a regular point and shoot "tourist" camera, a couple of natural light light-bulbs, and some poster board for a background. The change in light near the last quarter of the video is when I closed the garage door do the sun setting.      

Ursula Von Rydingsvard

at Cleveland M.O.C.A.

Highlights from the recent (23 Sept. 2011) show of Ursula Von Rydingsvard's art at Cleveland M.O.C.A.

For More Information concerning Ursula's art please check out her website at www.ursulavonrydingsvard.net/

For more information about Cleveland M.O.C.A. please check out their website at www.mocacleveland.org/

To read a Plain Dealer article about this show, please click on the following link http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2011/09/ursula_von_rydingsvards_huge_s.html

Mimesis: Sculptural Works by Jonah Jacobs and Rebecca Cross

Currently on view at Survival Kit gallery. http://survivalkitgallery.com

The following are some selections of Rebecca Cross' art which was also on display alongside my artwork.

On view at Survival Kit, Friday Sept.16th through Nov. 18th:
MIMESIS: SCULPTURAL WORKS BY JONAH JACOBS + REBECCA CROSS

Using distinctly different materials, Rebecca Cross and Jonah Jacobs both draw upon nature to create organic, whimsical sculpture that evokes forest, flower, and sea life. Both artists create a tension between weird and familiar, raw and delicate, creating a visual experience that feels oddly natural.

OPENING NIGHT IS FROM 5PM-11PM

For more information concerning the art of Rebecca Cross please click on the following link: http://www.rebeccastextiles.com/

Polyp #1
Mixed Media
2010
4' x 6'

A sedentary animal characterized by a fixed base, column like body, and a free end with mouth and tentacles. Polyps tend to be cylindrical in shape and elongated along the axis of their bodies.  
The external form of the polyp varies from species to species. The column may be long and slender, or may be short, causing the body to appear almost disk-like. The tentacles at the ends of the column, may be long and threadlike, or short, looking more like knobs or warts. The tentacles may be simple and unbranched, or their patterns may appear feathery.

Polyps tend to reproduce asexually by the method of budding. In many cases the buds do not separate from the parent but remain in continuity with it, forming colonies which can grow quite large. Minute differences in the method of budding create the variations witnessed in the colonies. The reef-building corals are an example of polyp colonies.

Materials used:

Various tubes such as: toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, gift wrapping tubes, etc.
Epsom salt, table salt, oatmeal. Acrylic paint and various fabric dyes. Various types of yarn, fabric softener sheets, cotton fill, cotton swabs, and various other pieces of fabric. Also used is paper, tissue paper, and plaster.