November with Jade Hoyer: Week 1
Jade Hoyer is a Denver-based artist sharing studio updates throughout November as part of the SHE Digital Artist Residency Program.
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Week 1: November 7
Planning
Hello, world! I’m Jade Hoyer, Denver, Colorado-based artist and educator. My media include printmaking, installation, turf grass, and coffee cups. I’m excited to be a SHE digital resident for the month of November. I’ve enjoyed reading Bronwyn Wall’s updates, and I’m excited to be sharing a bit of my practice on this platform.
This month, I will be creating an installation in collaboration with Lissette Ramirez, an awesome artist who is also one of my students at Metropolitan State University of Denver. We’ve been invited to create an installation in the printshop there at the University of Louisville.
The space (currently) looks like this! The install will be on one of the side walls.
Print area in the new MFA building, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
For this project, we’ve been thinking about a few things:
I’m enjoying Shantell Martin’s exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. I so love her use of negative and positive space, and her use of text.
Lisette was inspired by a Denver-based artist, Scott Young, whose work is displayed at a local hotel. The sign depicts the caption “Wish you were here,” but the last letter flickers out periodically, changing the meaning of the piece.
The “Wish You Were Her(e)” sign at the Ramble Hotel by artist Scott Young. Image by Joshua Perez, provided by the Ramble Hotel to Denver Post
We’ve also been reflecting on our own artistic practices. For an exhibition last year, I created a modified pop-up that shifts between two images, while on her end, Lisette created a series of drawings based on movement between locations. She would hold a pen walking between classes, or walking from her home to work, etc, to create lovely layered scribbles. We’ll be using these for the project! Our plan is to create a modular design for U of L that plays with the words, “Art” and “Know” while playing on negative and positive.
