Jessica Falcone

RCAD Alumni 2006 // Fine Art

Artist Statement: "Two distinct words that blur together when I struggle to connect the associations into one definitive concept. My work is inspired from the dualities in everyday repetitive interactions that occur when an act of goodness or an act of negativity has become transferable: a lending hand, an encouraging smile, a wave hello, a biased remark, an unforgivable action.

A painting is a painting. I acknowledge the art I create has a process with its own prescription; an unintentional intuitive message. That personal message is scattered, indecisive, and always searching – for what. What is the deeper meaning. What is my message. I think of everything and nothing. Emotions are my primary materials: confusion, despair, joy, anxiousness, anger, acceptance. The work is not complete until I’ve exhausted those materials.

Actions speak louder than words and the examples of those moments are blurred into collective non-representational visuals. Relationships can be symbolized in the objects we wear. My current jewelry series, “Treasured Extensions” reflects the desire to share and create a link to special memories. In my new painting series, “Dessert Diagnosis” I am taking the metaphysical translation of my work and putting a label on it. Life is bittersweet. So is art.

I trust the paint to do my conceptual talking to you... What do you hear?