The Jackson County Arts Council in Sylva, N.C. announces a new exhibit entitled “Fear No Art” by Isabella Jacovino, an artist and author of many dark-epic fantasy novels.
Using the grit, grime and socially provocative nature of “guerilla art” as a foundation and blending influences from Dadaism alongside digital elements of bricolage and mixed media techniques, Fear no Art offers an exploration of “anti-art” where in concern for “traditional” aesthetics are not present.
“I tend to invoke Mr. Dali, particularly when it comes to my own work as both a writer and a visual artist: “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it!”,” said Isabella Jacovino.
Evoking inspiration from the Dada movement, along with the anarchist modality of urban art, Fear No Art serves to offer a visual narrative on the “self-taught artist”, as well as the decimation of creative boundaries both external and self-imposed. Various digital techniques such as painting, layering, airbrushing, blending, styles and actions, all lend themselves to creating digital pieces of brute force, unique imagery and explosive coloring.
Most pieces will be for sale during the exhibition and all pieces are prints done via a digital platform using a variety of mixed-media, photography and collage applications.
The exhibit opens on October 14th and runs through early November. It is located at the Rotunda Gallery in the Jackson County Library 310 Keener Street Sylva, NC 28779. Admission to the exhibit is free.
Isabella is also known as a successful dark fantasy author who writes under the penname I.R. Harris. She has authored the dark fantasy trilogy Bound The Dark Hunger Chronicles, and The Legion Series. “I am an author who pays reverence to those dark places inside of us all, but who compels my characters to constantly seek the light—in whatever translation it may appear.”
Her books are available in paperback or e-book on Amazon.com, and through the author’s website: irharrisbooks.com.
Isabella has always been interested in writing and traveling. She received her Master’s degree in International Peace, Conflict and Sustainable Development from the University of Limerick, Ireland and constantly draws upon those experiences abroad throughout her writing process. Her love for the outdoors and for travel has inspired interest in the study of ecology, the preservation of indigenous culture, human rights and the dissemination of all knowledge through various creative processes. All of those experiences have been an inspiration for her art as well as her novels.
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