Jack Godfrey

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Jack Godfrey is a self-taught abstract artist residing in Brooklyn, NY. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, NYC.

Jack’s undergraduate background in psychology informs his artistic practice. The work investigates the role of the subconscious in creative expression and in the evolution/fluidity of self.

Statement

I am an abstract visual artist whose work combines painting and drawing. Elements of linework and texture are merged with intuitive color choices to build up the experience of an intangible world. My work is heavily concerned with the presentation of our internal states. It explores how the subconscious is molded and transformed by our lived experiences in the physical realm. My work functions as a transmutation of these experiences, wrestling with the highest and lowest of emotions that confront us. Each work is a dialogue with what is happening inside of my body and mind, aspiring to capture these states and render them outside of my self. 

In order to bring these imagined worlds to life, I place an emphasis on what is asked of me by the piece in each moment. Quietude and stillness yield an understanding of where to step next. Through this, a gradual unfolding of the work’s structure and grace will occur. 

My current work investigates the role and presence of the shadow in the human psyche. Dark, often jungly landscapes are frequented by ominous and austere creatures. Other pieces contain large, shifting forms that wrestle with each other for a dominance over the canvas. I consider these recent works to be windows into dreamlike domains, tapestries where the blossoming and decay of life intertwine.