Biography | Artwork

 

Jesse Dolman is an emerging artist currently based in Northern NSW. His work draws on an imaginative world where deformed people and crossbred creatures interact. The beauty of the drawings belies the grotesque subject matter, alluding to the darkest side of human behaviours.  Social acceptances no longer apply, gender is unspecific. These odd figures are pleased with and unapologetic of their appearance. A disregard for social taboos both sickens and intrigues us.  The characters have developed from personal observations and experiences of people, whose curiosities have become exposed and exaggerated.

 

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2012 'Under The Blue Moon', Solo show, 19 KAREN Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast

2011 'Homage to Frida' Group Show, 19 KAREN Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast
2010 Lightmares, Group Exhibition - 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace
2009 Top Arts Exhibition, NGV (National Gallery of Victoria).
2009 El Mariachi Art Exhibition, (and design for promotional poster) Liquid Bar, Byron Bay, NSW.
2009 Cape Bridgewater Community Artists Exhibition, Portland Arts Center, Portland, Vic.
2008 VCE Art exhibition, Portland Arts Center, Portland, Vic.
2008 Hardcore Body Parts Exhibition, Portland Bay Press, Portland, Vic.
2007 VCE Art exhibition, Portland Arts Center, Portland, Vic.
2007 Op Shop Double Vision, Glenelg Regional Library, Portland, Vic.
2006 Start With a Mark, Glenelg Regional Library, Portland,Vic.
2006 Smart Art, Portland Arts Center, Portland, Vic.
2005 Smart Art, Portland Arts Center, Portland, Vic.

 

Finalist - 2011 Stan + Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Queensland

Finalist - 2010 Paul Guest Art Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria

 

Q&A INTERVIEW WITH THE ARTIST
 

Q. At what age did you begin creating art?

A. Back in the scribble scrap book days I guess.   
  
Q. Why do you make art?
A. For enjoyment    
 
Q. Who do you make it for?
A. Planet earth 
 
Q. Do you plan out a piece or do you wing it?
A. A bit of both.. I map it all out in my head, then I guess I wing it. 
 
Q. Do you have heroes? If so, who, if not why not?
A. Kurt Russell.. but in art terms I’m really inspired by Canadian artist, Marcel Dzama 
 
Q. How do you decide when a piece of work is finished?
A. When I feel totally content with what I have done.. 
 
Q. Do you have your own cure for artists block?
A. Usually I will look over old work and refine it; otherwise I will keep my eyes
peeled for odd looking things... 
 
Q. Do you think having an art education is important in order to be successful?
A. No, I don’t think so.