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Lisa Jetonne, Sculpture and Paintings

Much of my practice works with non-traditional media and found objects. I mix media, and reposition these discards, allowing different possibilities to emerge. No longer forgotten, their value is altered and renewed. I savor their patinas, the accumulated evidence of their usefulness, attempting to honor their previous purposes even when I’m ignorant of the original function. This conference of equality seeks to balance the inescapable materialism of our world with the human stories ingrained in the materials of our everyday life.

Frequently I have to deal with the conflicts created by my desire to communicate abstractly while bound by a deep respect for formalism and traditional training. My approach to my work is highly planned, yet remains throughout the process ever open to possibility, to the byproducts of chance, to realizing new connections: these are the most important products of my process.

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