Jeremy Sims

May, 2020

Ink, Acrylic, microglitter and gold dust on paper.

Framed

www.simsart.work

Artist statement:

These paintings started in 2020 as a process for meditating and self grounding. After soaking a sheet of paper in water, the colorfields are made using layers of washes of watered down ink, paint, and microglitter to emulate the surface of a well glazed piece of pottery held up close. The content comes from a desire to symbolize the spark of an idea before it has become words, images, or actions however the ambiguous nature is meant to create an open space for the viewers to find their own relationship with the subject matter.

Artist Bio:

Jeremy Sims is an artist, collaborator and educator making work in Philadelphia. He is the Program Coordinator at University City Arts League and in the past has worked with various projects and collectives such as Little Berlin, Nobody's Gallery and The Art Locker. In 2012 Jeremy was a resident artist at the Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Center. His favorite pattern is paisley or argyle and his artwork presents viewers with a bridge between design and abstraction. His inspiration comes from the binary between early and contemporary minimalism, design and free will, and also Ruskin and Morris. Jeremy Sims was born in Flower Mound, Texas but doesn't live there anymore.