Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Jessika

Pouget

Painting, fibre, and digital works

“ “brain hurt, head e M P t Y” is a turbulent clutter of collage and kitsch acting as documentation of my neurodivergence. I work to depict thoughts and emotions abstractly through the format of iSpy games. I invite the viewer to take a step inside my mind to explore moments of nostalgia and tactility.The works can be observed on multiple platforms to allow for different viewing experiences. It exists in a 3D scan: allowing the viewer to physically situate themselves in the space I live and work in. Embracing the chaos of my tiny, messy room and how it bleeds into my work. As well as a close-up video format: intimately twisting the way the work is absorbed to more closely resemble the way my brain functions. Creating these pieces through my playful and explorative process has freed me from the crushing weight I felt working in the European canon of painting. By killing my aesthetic parents I have allowed myself to center my experiences in the work and prioritize my own well-being and joy.Anyways, here’s Wonderwall.

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Jessika Pouget (she/they) is an artist struggling, working and living in Toronto. They are currently wrapping up a BFA in Drawing and Painting from OCAD University with a minor in Art History. They are most interested in exploring a practice exploring the joys of “low-stakes art”, memory, and art-therapy informed works. They are looking forward to opening up their own online shop after graduation.
OCADU
Drawing and Painting
Major In progress, 2021
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
Visual and Critical Studies
Minor In progress, 2021
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Major Completed, 2021

Watermedia Paints Crochet and Embroidery Collage Digital Painting and Photo Manipulation Experimenting

2021, DRPT Student Exhibition
Virtual
2021, DRPT Thesis Works In Progress: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Virtual
2019, Scusa?
Florence, IT
2019, OCAD U Faculty of Art Florence Program (Residency)
Florence, IT
2019, Tarts: Artist Festival
Windsor, ON
2019, CSPWC Water Media Symposium (Residency)
Cape Breton, NS, Canada
2018, Awenda Inspired
Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto,ON
2020, Andre N. Beaulieu Bursary for Young Visual Artists
OCADU
2019, Project31 Florence Program Bursary
OCADU
2019, KendraJaal McCleskey Memorial Scholarship
KendraJaal McCleskey Friends and Family (OCAD U)
2019, Andre N. Beaulieu Bursary for Young Visual Artists
OCADU
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