Colter Jacobsen
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Colter Jacobsen is an American
artist based in San Francisco. His work includes drawings, paintings and installations
.
and had a Mormon
upbringing there. He later moved to San Francisco and studied at the San Francisco Art Institute
. He has worked as a care-giver for the blind and disabled.
, another participant in the exhibition, invited him to stage an installation at White Columns
in New York City
. His White Columns exhibition in 2005 consisted of cardboard signs and labels, a clock, photographs and drawings based on photographs.
His pencil drawings and watercolor paintings are based on found snapshots. He makes two versions. The first is an exact rendering of the image, and the second is drawn from memory. The artist describes his subject as the way "the dream of memory gets watered down and changes".
Jacobsen is represented by Jack Hanley Gallery, New York http://www.jackhanley.com/artist.php?artist=2 and Corvi Mora, London.http://www.corvi-mora.com/colterjacobsen.php
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artist based in San Francisco. His work includes drawings, paintings and installations
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
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Life
Jacobsen was born in Ramona, CaliforniaRamona, California
Ramona is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California. The population was 20,292 at the 2010 census.The term Ramona also refers to an unincorporated community that includes both the Ramona CDP and the adjacent CDP of San Diego Country Estates CDP...
and had a Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
upbringing there. He later moved to San Francisco and studied at the San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
. He has worked as a care-giver for the blind and disabled.
Work
For the San Francisco group show "17 Reasons" (2003) he draped a public bronze commemorative tablet with packing boxes and fruit crates, altered with paint, glue, collage, watercolors, and pencil. Matthew HiggsMatthew Higgs
Matthew Higgs is a British artist, curator, writer and publisher. His contribution to UK contemporary art has included the creation of Imprint 93, a series of artists’ editions featuring the work of artists such as Martin Creed and Jeremy Deller...
, another participant in the exhibition, invited him to stage an installation at White Columns
White Columns
White Columns is New York City’s oldest alternative non-profit space and one of its most prestigious. White Columns is known as a show case for up and coming artists....
in New York City
New York City
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. His White Columns exhibition in 2005 consisted of cardboard signs and labels, a clock, photographs and drawings based on photographs.
His pencil drawings and watercolor paintings are based on found snapshots. He makes two versions. The first is an exact rendering of the image, and the second is drawn from memory. The artist describes his subject as the way "the dream of memory gets watered down and changes".
Jacobsen is represented by Jack Hanley Gallery, New York http://www.jackhanley.com/artist.php?artist=2 and Corvi Mora, London.http://www.corvi-mora.com/colterjacobsen.php