BFA Thesis Exhibit

Jaclyn Doyle

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Artist Statement

I find release, freedom and play in working without restraint or expectation. I respond intuitively to the process of making and find importance  in the labor and work. Combining an array of materials in abundant, repetitive layers, I relish in the indulgent qualities of various mediums. I merge simple and accessible materials in extravagant ways that give them new life and unexpected qualities. It is not representational, rigid, or restricted but rather gestural, emotional, and spontaneous. I use no prior plan or outline for such works, they design themselves as materials build and decay upon their surface.

The result is similar to the process - countless details and moments invite a distortion of self and require a curiosity and presence from the viewer. The archive of personal photographs and texts I collage into my work allow me to be vulnerable, while the layers obscure and protect me. I capture long exposure photographs that are high contrast and contain elements of abstraction and distortion. I look at myself and my surroundings, documenting the mundane yet private moments from my daily life. The text I incorporate into my pieces is also intimate in these ways; journal entries, personal poems, and comments jotted in the margins of my notes. These subtle traces and details of my life enter the work in quiet ways yet hold the greatest significance.

This college is made of three main components. The background is a large painting, with wild blue, orange, and green gestures. There are black and pink ink splatters as well as an orange pattern on top of the original marks. On top of this painting is a blue spray paint flower, outlined in oil pastels. The shape of that paper the flower is on is cut to match the form. Finally, a small piece of cardboard with a photograph glued to the surface is the foremost layer of the collage. The cardboard is torn, revealing its true texture. There are two single, dark ink marks staining the surface of the photograph. Click to view This college is made of three main components. The background is a large painting, with wild blue, orange, and green gestures. There are black and pink ink splatters as well as an orange pattern on top of the original marks. On top of this painting is a blue spray paint flower, outlined in oil pastels. The shape of that paper the flower is on is cut to match the form. Finally, a small piece of cardboard with a photograph glued to the surface is the foremost layer of the collage. The cardboard is torn, revealing its true texture. There are two single, dark ink marks staining the surface of the photograph. Full-Screen

Nostalgic // Watercolor, acrylic, spray paint, sumi ink, pastels, printed photograph, cardboard on paper // 40 x 48 inches

This deconstructed abstract painting has many layers that are revealed and concealed. The base is a patterned wallpaper, covered entirely by brown paper bags and black construction paper. Sketchbook pages are added and contain geometric patterns. Blue paint is smeared on the parts of the surface the sketchbook pages don’t cover. Parts of the painting have been ripped, burned and sanded away to reveal the underlying layers. Click to view This deconstructed abstract painting has many layers that are revealed and concealed. The base is a patterned wallpaper, covered entirely by brown paper bags and black construction paper. Sketchbook pages are added and contain geometric patterns. Blue paint is smeared on the parts of the surface the sketchbook pages don’t cover. Parts of the painting have been ripped, burned and sanded away to reveal the underlying layers. Full-Screen

More or Less // Acrylic, glue, glitter, construction paper, brown bags, magazines, sketchbook pages on wallpaper // 30 x 40 inches

An abstract painting on white paper marked by black graffiti and expressive gestures made from dark blue oil pastels. The paper is positioned vertically and the left side has been scribbled with orange oil pastels, creating a striped pattern. Dark blue and bright teal party streamers have been adhered to the right side of the paper as well as haphazardly moving across the surface to the middle of the composition. Blue water droplets have been splattered and dried on the surface. Three of the four sides of the page have been burned (top, right-side, bottom), creating irregular edges. Click to view An abstract painting on white paper marked by black graffiti and expressive gestures made from dark blue oil pastels. The paper is positioned vertically and the left side has been scribbled with orange oil pastels, creating a striped pattern. Dark blue and bright teal party streamers have been adhered to the right side of the paper as well as haphazardly moving across the surface to the middle of the composition. Blue water droplets have been splattered and dried on the surface. Three of the four sides of the page have been burned (top, right-side, bottom), creating irregular edges. Full-Screen

Awaiting // Watercolor, acrylic, spray paint, sumi ink, pastels, glue, party streamers, matches on paper // 30 x 40 inches

The abstract painting has a background covered by crumpled light pink, turquoise, aqua, and orange bleeding tissue paper. Photo test strips have been ripped and cover the surface of the painting, glued in rows and columns. All the edges have been burned as well as certain areas on the surface of the painting, warping and melting some of the torn photographs. Click to view The abstract painting has a background covered by crumpled light pink, turquoise, aqua, and orange bleeding tissue paper. Photo test strips have been ripped and cover the surface of the painting, glued in rows and columns. All the edges have been burned as well as certain areas on the surface of the painting, warping and melting some of the torn photographs. Full-Screen

Pieces of Tomorrow  // Acrylic, pastels, bleeding tissue paper, glitter, photo test strips, torch, ash on paper // 30 x 40 inches

The painting is done on a white background, displaying several tiny diluted ink splatters. A bright orange flower has been spray painted largely on the page and the edges of the paper have been cut to mimic the shape. A light pink spot has been sprayed in paint at the top of the page and bled down the length of the paper leaving multiple trails. Click to view The painting is done on a white background, displaying several tiny diluted ink splatters. A bright orange flower has been spray painted largely on the page and the edges of the paper have been cut to mimic the shape. A light pink spot has been sprayed in paint at the top of the page and bled down the length of the paper leaving multiple trails. Full-Screen

By Hand // Acrylic, spray paint, sumi ink on paper // 30 x 40 inches

Reminiscent of an aerial landscape, this abstract painting on white paper has vivid pattern and movement. The colors orange, blue, turquoise, black and blush dance across the page in wild marks. Three thick strokes of paint are smeared down the surface on the left side of the paper and pastel lines are drawn all around this. Blue paint has pooled in certain areas and ran across the surface leaving stains. Organic lines are airbrushed in black spray paint, matching dark sumi ink splatters randomly dotting the page. Click to view Reminiscent of an aerial landscape, this abstract painting on white paper has vivid pattern and movement. The colors orange, blue, turquoise, black and blush dance across the page in wild marks. Three thick strokes of paint are smeared down the surface on the left side of the paper and pastel lines are drawn all around this. Blue paint has pooled in certain areas and ran across the surface leaving stains. Organic lines are airbrushed in black spray paint, matching dark sumi ink splatters randomly dotting the page. Full-Screen

Modern Emotion // Watercolor, acrylic, spray paint, sumi ink, pastels on paper // 30 x 30 inches

The background of this painting is a photography print. It depicts two separate images side by side, both squares that are the same size and are equally spaced. One is entirely obscured by paint, but the other portrays a bent metal form that is rusting. There are two parallel lines painted, arching across the surface in dark ink. There are two blue spots of dark blue spray paint, dripping down the image. Click to view The background of this painting is a photography print. It depicts two separate images side by side, both squares that are the same size and are equally spaced. One is entirely obscured by paint, but the other portrays a bent metal form that is rusting. There are two parallel lines painted, arching across the surface in dark ink. There are two blue spots of dark blue spray paint, dripping down the image. Full-Screen

Don't Mind If I Don't // Acrylic, spray paint, sumi ink on photograph // 8 ½ x 11 inches

The painting is made of two materials: a photo print obscured by spattered and running spray paint. The image in the background depicts dying tree branches, losing their leaves on a mostly white background. That imagery is partially covered by the bright orange and blue spray paint marks. Click to view The painting is made of two materials: a photo print obscured by spattered and running spray paint. The image in the background depicts dying tree branches, losing their leaves on a mostly white background. That imagery is partially covered by the bright orange and blue spray paint marks. Full-Screen

Lost In The Dream // Spray paint on photograph // 8 ½ x 11 inches

A photo print has undergone surface manipulation through unconventional techniques, leaving a partially clear and partially distorted image. In the right side of the image, a muted color scheme portrays a window with light casting reflections on it. As you move to the left of the image, the information becomes smudged and dissolves into abstract information. Click to view A photo print has undergone surface manipulation through unconventional techniques, leaving a partially clear and partially distorted image. In the right side of the image, a muted color scheme portrays a window with light casting reflections on it. As you move to the left of the image, the information becomes smudged and dissolves into abstract information. Full-Screen

Blur (I Thought It Would Be Different) // Alcohol, acetone, bleach on photograph  // 8 ½  x 11 inches

This busy painting shows a blue and green grid-like background constructed from various sized rectangles. Graphite lines have been drawn around all the rectangles, outlining them. Yellow spray paint has been added on top of the grid in no particular pattern. A repeating geometric orange pattern has been painted over top of all the layers, obstructing certain elements of the surface. Finally, dark blue spray paint drips into the center of the composition from both sides. Click to view This busy painting shows a blue and green grid-like background constructed from various sized rectangles. Graphite lines have been drawn around all the rectangles, outlining them. Yellow spray paint has been added on top of the grid in no particular pattern. A repeating geometric orange pattern has been painted over top of all the layers, obstructing certain elements of the surface. Finally, dark blue spray paint drips into the center of the composition from both sides. Full-Screen

Evolving // Watercolor, gouache, acrylic, spray paint, ink, graphite on yupo paper // 6 x 8 feet