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Artist Statement:
I have always lived
spontaneously and with passion
in all things that I do. My
mother said it best, "You can
do or be anything you want, as
long as you put your mind to
it." Armed with this
knowledge, and my parents
support throughout my life,
whenever I wanted something,
if I couldn't afford it, I
would make it. I love the
challenge of those who doubt
my creativity. It only fuels
my passion from making animal
sculpture and furniture to
installing floors and walls.
And above all I love to
challenge myself.
In art, as in nature, I find
the beauty is in the flaw. For
without it, there is no
conversation. Even with
perfection, one is always
looking for some small
incongruent subtilties, and
admires even more, if there
are none to be found.
It is human nature and spirit
that makes us question, learn
and focus on that which
interests us. And it is our
passion that brings interest
to any canvas, medium or
subject that we choose to
explore. I believe that there
is an artistic nature in each
us, and given opportunity, one
can bring forth that passion
and expression.
What I love ...
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Jynja Calderon Biography:
| Biographical information for Jynja Calderon can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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56
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Committed
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Rearranging anything from rocks to mud. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Sculpture Mixed
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Arts and Crafts Movement - (1861 - 1900)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Miro
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Mt. Rushmore
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Nek Chand, Gaudi and many other environmental visionaries. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
Socially and biologically, I feel a need to express outwardly, that which comes from within, weather it be laughter, amusement, sadness or pain. I am merely the vehicle by which the expression comes forth. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
A hairdresser and colorist for 30 years, Jynja started painting in 1986, mainly to prove to herself that she was good at mixing color. She successfully used 5 colors to reproduce photos of " Grandma's Garden" and "Broken Wing."
In 2004, she became interested in stone sculpting, gradually moving into concrete sculpture and mosaics, with building a few memorials of pets that had passed, and a 11 ft. giraffe and 6 ft. polar bear, for Utah's Hogle Zoo's charity auction.
Her life partner is a tile contractor. With his mentoring, and an abundance of tile remnants at hand, she finds that she really enjoys recycling leftovers.
In 2007 her New Year resolution was to create a significant body of work that would find it's way into a gallery. She reached that goal when her sculptures "Harlequin Hound and his Cat-as-Trophies" were put on display in the School of Medicine, Hallside Gallery, at the University of Utah.
Recently (2008) she created a Dimetrodon Loveseat and 2 (7 ft.) DNA strands for the University of Utah, Museum of Natural History's charity auction.
Exhibits:
2005 - Silver Queen Hotel, Park City, UT
2006 - Williams Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2007 - Hallside Gallery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2008 - Smiling Dog Deli, Belvue, ID
Private Collection:
Zabby Cat - Small Kitty
Abbey Dog (black Lab) (commissioned)
Lamb (commissioned)
Small End Tables (southwestern)
Zeus Table (commissioned)
Planter Table (commisioned)
Bird Bath Foutain (commmissioned)
Greenman Pot (commissioned)
Charity Auctions:
Hogle Zoo Charity Auction - 2004 Giraffe (Kasaru)
Hogle Zoo Charity Auction - 2004 Polar Bear (Ande)
Museum of Natural History Charity Auction -2008 Dinosaur Bench (Di metro Don)
Museum of Natural History Charity Auction -2008 DNA strand |
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