Jake Clark Australian, 1985

Jake Clark is a sculptor, ceramicist, and painter whose work examines the relationship between contemporary culture and iconography. 

 

Rich in historic and artistic references, from Grecian urns and funerary vessels to the work of artists such as David Hockney and Keith Haring, Clark finds inspiration in the world around him. Each ceramic work captures the current moment through its reinterpretation of signs, product branding, and logos.  His visual sources extend to supermarkets, restaurant menus, advertisements and visuals such as a street signs and local businesses, evoking the nostalgia and sentimentality associated with symbols, places and industry icons, capturing the look and feel of classic venues and institutions that have stood the test of time with a strong visual personality.

 

Jake Clark (b. 1985 in Melbourne, Australia) lives and works in New York City. Clark is represented by galleries in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.  Clark’s work has been widely exhibited internationally and featured by a number of publications including Broadsheet, The Washington Post, and W Magazine.