Overview

Louisiana-born Jerry Jeanmard's artistic process is one of intellectual freedom and improvisation, as whimsical as the characters he creates. From his collection of found papers, he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place. Of particular appeal are discarded papers which have been folded or written upon, random inscriptions given new significance. Of his process he explains, 'I dont always know how they should look, but eventually I wind up there.'

 

'I have always loved paper. Newsprint, graph paper, kraft paper, wrapping paper, book paper, construction paper, any paper plain or printed. That goes a long way to explain the drawers full of it that I've collected, some of which I've owned for fifty years or more. But it wasn't until I started saving laundry tags - the colors! the numbers! - that I began to think it was about time for me to do something highly constructive with my highly diverse accumulation. And so I began gluing them together into collages, at first abstract compositions driven by shapes and colours and textures.

 

Soon - perhaps due to some subconscious reconnection with a former career as an illustrator - I began to create figurative pieces. They've been great fun to make, partly because I'm becoming re-acquainted with some old, neglected possessions that still make me happy. But it's also been a liberating experience: for somebody to whom control means a great deal, it's very rewarding to begin with very little preconception and watch these motley scraps take on an identity of their own.' - Jerry Jeanmard

 

 

 

Photo credit: Scott Petty

Works
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Lady in Blue with Cats, 2023
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Man with Ibis on his Head, 2023
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Pirate at the V&A Gift Shop, 2023
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Gamesman with Extra Large Boutonniere, 2023
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Botanist with Rainbow Collar, 2023
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Exotic Internist, 2023
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Untitled , 2022
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Untitled , 2022
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Untitled , 2022
  • collage of a mermaid by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Mermaid03, 2018
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Untitled , 2022
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Untitled , 2022
  • collage of a mermaid by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Mermaid07, 2018
  • collage of a mermaid by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Bluehaired Optimist, 2017
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Navel Oranges, 2016
  • Jerry Jeanmard, Gazer, 2021
    Gazer, 2021
  • Jerry Jeanmard, Artist Studio Shot
    Artist Studio Shot
  • collage by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Blue Eyed Woman with Pox, 2020
  • collage by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Electric Lady, 2020
  • collage by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Lady with Mink Stole, 2022
  • Jerry Jeanmard, Installation Shot, 2022
    Installation Shot, 2022
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Carpenter Fur-Bearing Primate, 2015
  • collage of a mermaid by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Mermaid I, 2017
  • he plays around with forms, patterns and compositions, letting a figure grow organically before gluing it in place.
    Man In Striped Shirt With Baguette, 2016
  • collage by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Owner, 2016
  • Jerry Jeanmard
  • collage by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Musicmaker (Paper People 22), 2015
  • collage by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Bridgekeeper (Paper People 3), 2015
  • collage by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Paper People 11, 2015
  • collage by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Paper People 2, 2015
  • collage of a clown by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Blue Nose Clown on Point, 2020
  • collage of a woman and a chicken by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Woman with Fowl, 2021
  • collage of a mermaid by Jerry Jeanmard represented by Rebecca Hossack gallery
    Mermaid, 2021
  • Jerry Jeanmard, Artist Studio Shot
    Artist Studio Shot
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