Jim Croker:
Artist Statement:
My work is related to nature, human existence and my own conscious and subconscious perceptions. Color vibrancy, frequency, personal symbolism and juxtaposition are elements I use to create images that waver between what I randomly perceive and what the universe creates around me. Every living moment is unique. The work reflects the timeline of my life which is naturally subject to all types of uncontrolled influences and energies.
I consider our everyday lives a phenomenon filled with symbolic and potential meaning. We are connected to nature and each other in what often feels like an overwhelming and confusing way. The creative potential in each of our thoughts and moments whether real or imaginary, intellectual or emotional can be converted into objects that transmit energies of knowledge and inspiration. This energy is a gift of our Universe. Energy constructs are created as randomly as they are perceived. My work explores the range between what is real and what is imagined -- in what is created in a painting and what exists before us.
I attempt to transmit emotional and spiritual vibrations through the use of expressive color variations, line, personal symbolism. The Universe compels me to create and I act as a conduit of some type to keep the energy flowing -- it is my form of worship and healing. The experience of my art is a chance combination of my tiny input and the Universe’s gigantic influence. The power of physics upon us outweighs all intentions. The body of my work symbolically reflects my visions with a broad acceptance of all of my life's conditions.
Education:
Rochester Institute of Technology, AA, 1982
Mercer County Community College, AAS, 1985
Trenton State College, 1986
Exhibition History
Ongoing from October 2008, owner, curator and artist - Croker + Griffin/Art + Design, 271 Main Street, Wakefield, RI; Showroom & Studio
Since 1998 - Sold privately in New Jersey and Rhode Island.
1994-1997 Worked at 7360 Hollywood Blvd. and 417 Wall St. (Studio), Los Angeles, CA.; Sold through private showrooms, both studios, independent agents, and via set & interior designers.
September 1994 – Paintings & Other Works, Insomnia, Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA --Featured Artist
1993 – Spring Group Show, Out of the Closet Gallery, La Brea Blvd,. Los Angeles, CA
1990 – Mercer County Community College, Student Show
Held in Private Collections:
New York, Miami, Tampa, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Honolulu, Sydney, London, Munich, and New Jersey and many places in-between.
A R T + D E S I G N
Now on Exhibit
Collide-O-Scopic
271 Main Street, Wakefield, RI 02879
Ph: 401-783-0770
Email: crokerandgriffin@msn.com
