Jeff Kinkade
A reflection on the imaginary frames and boundaries we oft place on ourselves.
“My pieces reflect upon the imaginary frames and boundaries we oft place on ourselves. I was hoping to flux and flow between multiple mediums. The world often tries to confine you and your work into a mold or a standard. Are they paintings? Are they sculptures? Or are they photographs? As people we are all constantly in flux. Our tastes continually eclectic and evolving. Yet we feel enormous pressure from society to maintain a specific frame of reference. This pressure exists both personally and artistically. By breaking frame, exploring different mediums and questioning a finished piece I was hoping to stop medium specificity in both my work and my mind.
Furthermore, I could feel myself as a person push myself past these imaginary boundaries created in my mind in who I was allowed to be and what I could make as I made more and more pieces.
The materials reference the our everyday world. Drawing from kitsch, fashion, and design elements I hoped to elevate and recontextualize these everyday images into fine art objects. Use of materials we see everyday (hobby lobby & art deco lol) adds a sense of humor and irony that conflicts with the preciousness that is constantly present in many artworks. After all taking art too seriously is bad and we all need to chill out a little bit."
-Jeff Kinkade
Jeff Kinkade