Jim Condron- Picking Up the Pieces



Jim Condron's was extremely confusing and I really had no idea what the meaning was behind his artwork when we first went to see it in the gallery, but after hearing his talk it makes a little more sense. If I am being completely honest I thought the talk was pretty boring and he was a very mundane speaker. But, I found it interesting that he just began to create these "sculptures" and really calls himself a painter. For these reasons he explains that he has yet to perfect the ability to make these "sculptures" on a larger scale and needs to keep them smaller, which is very different from his paintings. He also says that he is not quite yet confident in classifying his artwork as sculptures. Looking at his artwork, I would have never guessed that he strategically puts the pieces together, such as candy wrappers, golf balls, pieces of fur, tennis ball cartons, and that they all have some meaning to his life. The last part that was interesting is that his titles are from a list of quotes that he liked and has written down. Before listening to the talk, I didn't realize that artists have mentors that take them under their wing and help them when they hit a wall with their ideas and work. It seems that Jim's mentor, Rohini Ralby, means a lot to him and has helped him a tremendous amount, especially with the transition from painting to this new style he is experimenting with. Overall, I think that his artwork is very intriguing and different, and would love to see what else he creates over the years.

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