Jessica Grand
Taos, NM
TigerFly
Watercolor, acrylic, foil, plastic, mixed media
19” x 19” framed
2021
$1300
About
My name is Jessica Grand. I’ve been creating visual art for as long as I can remember. As a dreamy-eyed child, my best friends were an oil pastel set, and a drawing pad that my cousin had bought for me as a birthday gift. As I’ve grown older, I find myself existing in a fast-paced society that seems accustomed to one-time-use products, and continues to ignore a growing issue regarding our build up of garbage, plastics, and other man-made substances that are harmful to our home planet and the natural resources it provides which are pertinent to our and other species’ survival. With creativity as my channel, I hope to communicate my concerns for our shared future in an amiable voice that speaks to our individual accountability in creating a better world.
Artist Statement
Our species’ disconnection to the objects we use on a daily basis has led to a psychological degradation in appreciation of our environment, community, and selves. I feel that creating a space for people to look at, and feel an attraction to pieces of commonly discarded objects, is creating a way for people to integrate more introspection and love into their lives. We are living in a time where some major social change is needed to improve the mental health of our communities. Simple adjustments in our habitual behaviors can lead to revolutionary evolutions needed to raise our self-accountability and work towards sustainability through subtle and graceful paces. I believe we are capable of creating a future world we all would be proud to be a part of. Glorify your garbage!
Art from Jessica Grand in other TAAC exhibitions