Auction Ends: Mar 26, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

Jameel Radcliffe

Walls of the Maker

Item Number: 143

Estimated Value: 1200 USD
Opening Bid: 1200 USD

The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to BROOKLINE ARTS CENTER INC (tax ID 237000746) on behalf of the winner.

Item Description

Oil and paper on canvas, 12'x36'

"While creating "Walls of the Maker", thoughts of early primitive artwork greatly influenced the direction of the piece. I really wanted to tap into what it was like for the first artists making marks on the walls of caves while also relating that to the purity of the marks of a child not yet influenced by academia and art history. There is very little difference between the two as both primitive artists and children are able to create, I thought the restrictions of our ego's."

- Jameel Radcliffe

Item Special Note

Artist Statement:

I was taught to see all painting as abstract, whether I'm working with recognizable imagery or not. The work strays towards what I consider to be “pure” abstraction, where there's little to no recognizable imagery, but instead is a field of impasto marks and bright moments of color. Working with mixed media broadens opportunities for me to be more flexible with my work, as I am able to bounce between using paint, collage and drawing elements in my Pieces.

It’s very important to me that I paint almost instinctively, trying to remove the burden of whatever insecurities or self doubt comes with finishing and showing work. This painting is a product of that idea. As a child, I can remember sitting on the beach with my fingers in the sand. I wasn't making anything to impress or shock, there was no goal. I was just there, and I did it because I could.