Working in stone can paradoxically be a very fluid process : the completed piece is often dramatically changed or modified from a sketch – dictated by the variance in the stone itself or process oriented ideas and accidents.

 

Within this process the works I produce are intended as enquiries into the ever widening range of approaches and aesthetics defining the discipline of sculpture, the variety of which continues to be an important component in the work’s development.

 

From a figurative origin point I am always interested in moving further towards the intersection of traditional modes and something else, the “else” usually being undefined or dimly guessed or unknown during the working process.  The art forms are cross pollinated, often combining drawing and painting with marble works or using the methods of collage to achieve an additive rather than a reductive result, with the intention of blurring and enriching both the medium as well as stylistic boundaries.

 

Bio

 

In 1997 Jess Clark began studying in the atelier of San Francisco based sculptor Harriet Moore, which after 6 months led to a full apprenticeship consisting of training in stone carving and clay sculpture with an emphasis on the figure using traditional methods and tools.  The culmination of this 4 year period of study was the collaboration with Moore on the final realization of her monumental bronze of St. Francis of Assisi, accepted for placement upon the Piazza Teatro Lyrick in Santa Maria degli Angeli, Italy by the mayor and municipal arts council of Assisi (Commune di Assisi).  The statue was presented on behalf of the Sister City Association of the City of San Francisco and Artist’s Embassy International, and dedicated October 4, 2001

 

Since then he has exhibited in solo and group shows on both the East and West coasts.  He is currently represented by the Paul Mahder gallery.

 

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