Jesse English
Kinetic Artist
Other Works
Rope, wood, leather, scopes, video.
This machine has inviting lenses, a focal point gawking back. If one is drawn in far enough, a viewer will find more to observe. Peering inside leads to more questions than answers.
Bronze casting, 'Rope Tops,' 2006.
Questioning and testing the need for uniformity in the distribution of shape in the weight of centrifugally balanced forms.
Turnstile Pulleys, 2005. From film and installation.
Forms turned on Lathe, 2003.
These turned wood figures (formed on a lathe) are a few of many forms were made as Jesse English contemplated individualism. He was working with a minimalist approach. At this point in the series, he was developing feminine and masculine curves, attempting to give a full persona with as little information as possible
Tall Things, painting 2004.
Stains and glazes - oils and latex 30x90"
Firstly, Tall Things was
done as a test of theories about glazes. This removed any perceived
need for purpose in terms of subject matter. I simply collected a set
of images that relate in height, allowing myself and the viewer to fill
in gaps of narration as she / he wishes. This absence of cohesion in
the painting also allowed for multiple styles, such as the tornado
being so stylized; and it allowed for layering of literal ‘place’
without clear purpose. The freedom of content on all levels is what,
for me, brought this work closest to the freedom I perceive in
sculpture.
More DVD Storage Boxes, along with images of works from 2003 are found in the menu of this page.
(Below is a clip from Frogs, 2007.)