ARTIST STATEMENT
Spanning across a variety of media, my work freely disrupts through playful acts of confrontation. In realms both spiritual and embodied I craft colorful new mythologies for my viewers, embracing the vast power of narrative. I birth entities that speak to the themes which most obsess me, including the transitions of life and the reclamation of innocence. How do our lived experiences mold and mark us? I love the stories a body can tell, and capturing the holy struggle to connect and expand beyond ourselves.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jesper Beckholt is a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, fiber arts, and illustration. Their work explores embodiment, intimacy, and innocence, particularly as related to Queer and neurodivergent experience. Jesper utilizes nontraditional sculptural elements, most notably pipe cleaners, to create vibrant pop surrealist works that come to life as living cartoons. A lifelong artist, they have sought to keep their inner child’s perspective close to heart. Jesper received a Drawing Certificate and an Associates of Fine Arts from Sinclair Community College, where their studies evolved toward sculpture over time. Living and working in Dayton, Ohio, Jesper operates a home studio and small business, and has had work regularly exhibited as well as collected. They have been featured in institutions such as Sinclair Art Galleries, Rosewood Art Gallery, Dayton Society of Artists, and The Dayton LGBT Center among others. They were most recently voted Best in Show at the 2024 Dayton Art in the City event.
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