Jessie Laino
CherryChestnut, 2012
re-claimed parque wood floor, wood and glue
36 x 30 inches

Jessie Laino
O_01, 2017
oolite, resin and light
25 ½ inches diameter x 12 inches height

Jessie Laino
MB_02, 2017
steel ball, aluminum and white latex paint,
6 ½ x 13¼ x 4 inches

Jessie Laino
T_01, 2016
tire, white paint and resin
24 inches in diameter x 5 ½ inches

Jessie Laino
Acumen_01, 2018
burlap, plaster, and resin
60 x 1 ½ inches

Jessie Laino
Holidays are about family II, 2018
pine trees and zip ties
84 x 7 x 7 inches

Jessie Laino
Acumen_02, 2018
burlap, plaster, and metallic paint
60 x 1 ½ inches

Jessie Laino
Untitled, 2017
found tire, oil paint, plaster, and resin
117 x 9 inches

Jessie Laino
NeoPerception_03, 2015
Faux Marble painted Illustration board, foam, and tape
20 ¾ x 14 ¾  x 5 ¼ inches

Jessie Laino
Suspend_01, 2018
plaster, dye, metal, resin, and cotton
42 x 43 inches

Jessie Laino
NeoPerceptions_02, 2013
Faux Terrazzo painted Illustration board, foam, and tape
18 x 18 inches

ARTIST STATEMENT

I evaluate my city in terms of its economy, geography, industry, residence, salvage and temperament. Through my absorption of these characteristics I salvage what I can from my soundings to refine feelings and conceptual references down to essential forms and contours. Creating a universal connection and conversation between object, material, nature and human.

I think about people, in the context of man-made environments and how I fit within it. How by living my life my mind constantly gathers reference material, emotion, and sensory memories which are constantly projected on any new experience I may have. By exploring how objects, situations and interactions can affect one’s subconscious and how one reacts to emotions such as nostalgia, anxiety, euphoria, pleasure, or disdain, I construct ambiguous environments or autonomous objects that provoke conversation with the viewer an inch outside of their normal memory patterns. The works are just there to exist as a neutral place for the viewer- a place where the familiar and unfamiliar exist simultaneously. Much inspiration is drawn from the individual’s take on his or her surroundings; the home, the walk to work, the comfort zones, how these familiarities are absorbed and taken for granted. By using common materials re-purposed and re-contextualized, the subconscious recognition of that material or shape based in the memory creates a common experience between an audience and the work. Humans learn and grow through trial and error as they weave together a life and memory bank full of patterns, materials, light senses, physical reactions, impressions and intuitive feelings. One can harness these reactions and create a new collective memory for all viewers. By recalling memories, emotions, and facts through imagery, material, installation and performance, the work inspires the necessity to digest, cope with, and confront these reactions.

Jessie Laino

CURRICULUM VITAE & CHRONOLOGY