12 November 2023 In the mid 80s, I visited the Oil and Steel Gallery in New York which was owned by my father’s childhood friend, Dick Bellamy. He asked me, “where were you trained, who were your teachers?” From that afternoon conversation, it made me think about who influenced me. Willem Volkersz-  Willem was my…

For Immediate Release  “Improvisations, Reconstructions, and Relative Actions: a Decade” Sculptures, Paintings, and an Installation by James Jared Taylor  October 1 through 27, 2022 Opening Reception:  October 1, 2022 The Coachella Valley Art Center  45140 Towne Street Indio, California 92201 www.coachellavalleyartcenter.org Gallery Hours: 9:00 to 1:00 Monday – Saturday Contact: Bill Schinsky- CVAC Director bill@coachellavalleyartcenter.org…

Umbria In the spring of 2022, I was accepted to the ACI Artists and Writers Residency in Corciano, Italy- in the heart of Umbria.  The works in this room are from that residency.  Below is an excerpt from my journal from the residency which took place in July.  Traveling 12 July 2022 Corciano, Italy  Sometimes,…

Orbits and Constellations: for Wayne Shorter These works in steel were created at the height of the Covid pandemic during the months of March through June 2020.  Since much of the world was not functioning and museums, galleries, stores, and theaters were closed, there were virtually no activities to distract me or take my time. …

Improvisatory Notations In 2012, one of my students gave me approximately two hundred 4 x 4 inch cradled wood panels.  During lunch, study hall monitoring, and when urged by my Advanced Placement students to create along with them, I began to paint on the surface of these panels. I worked on them occasionally for 10 years…

Reified Reconstructions16 April 2021 In March 2020, the Covid pandemic caused many of us to isolate and stay home.  For an artist, that can be a mixed blessing.  Most artists would prefer to stay at home and in their studio creating work even though they also need that interaction from time to time with others…

Drawing12 November 2020 Drawing is all about practice. Most of my work is drawing and I am continually challenged by it. Sometimes certain drawings are easy but others are more difficult. Of course, that always centers on what the purpose of the drawing is. I have had all types of experiences as a draughtsman including…

15 October 2020 There are many times as an artist, creating paintings and sculptures, that I feel I have been constrained. This has been mostly my own doing through various choices and decisions. I always question what are things that constrain an artist. I think the most prevalent constraint is time. I am always battling…

15 October 2020 Many years ago, while I was working in the foundry at the Johnson Atelier, I observed renowned sculptor and resident artist, Isaac Witkin pulling scraps out of the bin and laying them out on the floor. The scraps were free-form spills from the pouring of bronze and cut off sprue bars from…