Jamie Scherzer
MFA 2020
Release, 2020. Copper, sterling silver, fine silver.
Artists Statement
I search for balance between the contained systematic nature of form and its transition into unprincipled outcomes. By asserting boundaries and restrictions, I achieve a level of control while encouraging the unexpected. Through repetitive acts and iterative processes, I consider the properties of metal as a raw material. These inquiries result in jewelry, objects, and prints.
By inking and printing experimental metal surfaces, I create tactile works on paper that blur the boundaries between two- and three-dimensions. Drawing with metal lets me expand the vocabulary of mark-making, where metal surfaces become images and printed works appear palpable.
Movement, 2020. Sterling Silver and Copper.
Twin Shadows, 2020. Copper, sterling silver.
Traces 1 and 2, 2020. Intaglio Print.
Racing Stripes, 2020. Copper, sterling silver, ink.
Bio
Jamie M Scherzer is an artist located in the Boston area. She received her Bachelor of Science in art from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Scherzer received her MFA from SUNY New Paltz in 2020. She has previously worked at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, working in the education department at each, and now works as a middle school art teacher at a private school in the Boston Area. With a technical background in metalsmithing, Scherzer uses those skills as a jumping off point moving between mediums, specifically printmaking.
www.jamiescherzer.com
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