Artist Statement
My work examines nostalgia. I explore the interrelations between objects and individuals as they move through time, and how our points of view change as we grow from childhood to adulthood. With wood, earth, concrete, found materials, as well as painting and drawing, I am building works that both celebrate and mourn the liminality of existence. Many of my pieces act as metaphor, referencing fairy tales, the changes in nature, and my own childhood. I utilize found, forgotten materials and natural elements in my work, to suggest other histories with a life of their own; recreations of the passage of time. By transforming these objects into new configurations while emphasizing their inherent characteristics, I create nuanced dialogues between viewer and piece. I seek to recall that which is forgotten.
Artist Bio.
Jackie Cadiente was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland earning her BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Jackie explores the asperity of nature and death through her works. She has shown works at the galleries of Sub Basement Artist Studios, Ryman Arts, CalArts CAP, and MICA. She mainly uses natural resources as her medium, but is currently exploring woodworking in her works.
Jackie Cadiente lives and works both in Los Angeles, CA and Baltimore, MD.
© Jackie Elaine Cadiente 2012
My work examines nostalgia. I explore the interrelations between objects and individuals as they move through time, and how our points of view change as we grow from childhood to adulthood. With wood, earth, concrete, found materials, as well as painting and drawing, I am building works that both celebrate and mourn the liminality of existence. Many of my pieces act as metaphor, referencing fairy tales, the changes in nature, and my own childhood. I utilize found, forgotten materials and natural elements in my work, to suggest other histories with a life of their own; recreations of the passage of time. By transforming these objects into new configurations while emphasizing their inherent characteristics, I create nuanced dialogues between viewer and piece. I seek to recall that which is forgotten.
Artist Bio.
Jackie Cadiente was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland earning her BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Jackie explores the asperity of nature and death through her works. She has shown works at the galleries of Sub Basement Artist Studios, Ryman Arts, CalArts CAP, and MICA. She mainly uses natural resources as her medium, but is currently exploring woodworking in her works.
Jackie Cadiente lives and works both in Los Angeles, CA and Baltimore, MD.
© Jackie Elaine Cadiente 2012
