Jim Gemake

Being a Mixed Media Artist, I primarily depend on the found or discarded object to achieve the elements of color, shape and texture that are so important in my work. By assembling the discarded objects into a new format, a new juxtaposition, there is a “Sense of Salvation” in giving these objects, which were once lost or forgotten, a new life. Ultimately my work is about: CONSTRUCTION (the object in its original state) and DECONSTRUCTION (the discarded object now torn, broken and weathered – i.e. not in its original state or condition). My art is about this transformation, and because I like to play with the elements of “concealment” and “withholding” I am inviting the viewer to join me in an artistic experience, sparking the imagination.