Welcome Jane Tardo, our March Artist-in-Residence!

Jane Tardo is an inventor, sculptor, and designer. She was born and is currently based in New Orleans. Jane will earn her Master of Fine Art in Sculpture from the University of New Orleans in May 2020. She is a grant recipient of Colloqate Design and has exhibited work in Baton Rouge Gallery, Good Children Gallery, and Barrister’s Gallery. www.janetardo.com IG: @stringspring

︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽︿︽

Jane produces complex objects and display systems that weave contemporary commentary and consumer indulgences into sculptural cultures. These sculptural works are a series of fabricated products that use a specialized blend of art, design, and craft to reflect personal and political narratives.

Each product offers an enticingly tactile interactive experience that is equal parts delightful, confusing, and concerning. The products are also accompanied by their own investment opportunities in the form of popular merchandized objects such as hats, patches, and keychains.

Using humor and subtlety, these details combine into game-like installations that explore complex arenas such as agency, autonomy, intimacy, and dueling realities in a time of ecological collapse.

These themes derive from the artist’s own frustrations about the past, doubts on the present, and concerns for the future; however, they are also rooted strongly in her belief of a better world. This hope is evident in the meticulous craftsmanship and execution of her work.

Jane Tardo’s latest work, Snake Tube Adventure Racing (the world’s first quilted RC racetrack), invites audiences to select and pilot a tubed snake through 24 feet of quilted landscapes while using their personal phones to record a virtual experience of the race.