Filomena Jack

INTRODUCING

FILOMENA JACK

Filomena Jack holds a BFA from Jersey City University where she focused on photography and sculpture. After college Filomena worked as a corporate software trainer in NYC. There she fell in love with using creativity to teach skills to various audiences. Filomena has run a number of small businesses including a quilt shop and wedding photography business. She now paints large murals, portraits of pets, and lots and lots of flowers.

Q&A WITH FILOMENA

What type or artist are you?

I am muralist, digital illustrator, and fine art painter…oh! And I teach modern hula hooping! I also have taught a lot of sewing and craft classes and truly believe that these art forms all inform each other. I am a supporter of cute art and want to continue to elevate it to the status of “important” art in our culture.

What or who, inspires you and your art the most?

I am a colorist….I LIVE for color! Secondly I respond to environment, specifically how people interact with their surroundings. I’m inspired by Yayoi Kusama, Spirit and Kitsch, Mark Rothko, The Glasgow Boys and Girls, Robert Burridge, Ten Hundred, and LOTS of cartoons including Cupcake and Dino, Chowder, multiple Craig McCraken series, Home Movies, and Adventure Time. Music is also a huge inspiration. 80’s-90’s alternative, They Might Be Giants, Awolnation, and Prince are on my rotating playlist as I paint (and hula hoop!)

What do you hope people feel or think about when enjoying your art?

I want people to feel transported. When they walk in and around my mural pieces I want the colors and movement in the design to make them feel warm, lifted, and loved. I want people to smile and laugh at my quirky critter, robot, and monster paintings. I hope people enjoy finding hidden worlds in my floral and landscape paintings. My cute paintings often hold a tension between their cuteness and a bit of worry or concern. I see a lot of the world as both things: cute and also concerning.

What do you like best about Nova Colors?

Nova’s color range and opacity rock! And I love the pearl options…they add a special color shift that is a wonderful surprise when you walk past the art. I also appreciate the various size options Nova Color Paint offers.

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

I have the Elmira Infinite Canvas program, proctored by Community Arts of Elmira to thank for helping me launch my mural career. They introduced me to Nova Color Paint, and gave me my first opportunities to create community art. Great paint plus great support and guidance is a winning combination!

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