{"id":3854,"date":"2021-04-26T16:38:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T21:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/art\/?page_id=3854"},"modified":"2021-05-09T23:37:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T04:37:26","slug":"jaci-guthrie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/art\/gallery\/senior-art-exhibition\/jaci-guthrie\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaci Guthrie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/art\/gallery\/senior-art-exhibition-2021-2022\/\"><i class=\"glyphicon fa-home fas home-icon-custom\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>Senior Art Exhibition<\/p><\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><table style=\"width: 100%;height: 400px;border-collapse: collapse;border: 0px;border-style: hidden;border-color: #ffffff;background-color: #ffffff\" border=\"0px\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px;border-collapse: collapse;border: 0px;border-style: hidden;border-color: #ffffff;background-color: #ffffff\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%;height: 24px;border-collapse: collapse;border: 0px;border-style: hidden;border-color: #ffffff;background-color: #ffffff\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 55.1341%;height: 24px;border-collapse: collapse;border: 0px hidden #ffffff;background-color: #ffffff\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Artist Statement \u2013 Jaci Guthrie<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">I carve, I sculpt, I throw, I doodle. These are the things I do and the things that I love. The things that I want to do for the rest of my life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">As an artist, you\u2019re asked a lot of questions. One specific question that keeps coming up is \u201cWhy do\/did you make that?\u201d. I\u2019m still not entirely sure I know the complete answer as to why I make the things I do. But I\u2019ve done some thinking and I have a little better idea now, so here it goes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">I draw inspiration from everywhere but certain things catch my eye. Things of whimsy, things that are elaborate and or extravagant in design. Things that you can tell are handmade and took an incredible amount of time and patience to complete. Things that have meaning like religious monuments, texts, icons. Things that are flowy, dream-like, fantastic, etc. My current work reflects these examples as well as my own thoughts, nostalgia, self-reflection, and growth. Thinking and tapping into times when things felt happier and a little easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Reoccurring shapes, flowing lines, repetitive pattern making, and my (somewhat) steady hand, reflect these influences but still give you a taste of who I am as a person. My work and I have slowly evolved through the years and it&#8217;s been for the better. I don\u2019t always have enough time to explain what\u2019s going on in my head, but usually, I have a pen and a piece of paper. And that&#8217;s when something happens. My mind runs a million miles a minute and when I create, a sort of language flows out. A language that sometimes even I don\u2019t fully understand. But I don&#8217;t think anyone has to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">I\u2019m quiet, shy, and a bit awkward. I don&#8217;t always know what to say. A lot of times I can\u2019t formulate my thoughts the way I want. I over-explain and I talk too fast when I get excited. But when I make the marks, carve the design, and build the piece, I\u2019m able to say so much without saying anything at all. I could be telling you an entire story. You might not know the plot or the characters, but it\u2019s there. Straight from my noggin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The coolest part about all of this though is that art is subjective. No matter what it looks like or what someone thinks it means, it\u2019s different for everyone. I already know how art makes me feel. I want to see how mine makes others feel. Even if they feel like they\u2019re going to throw up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Anyone, anywhere, can feel anything about something you make and there&#8217;s nothing you can do about it. Nothing but continue to feel. Continue to create. Continue to carve, sculpt, throw, or doodle. 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