Today we’d like to introduce you to Tiffany Nesbit.
Tiffany, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I am originally from New Orleans Louisiana. My father and brother are master musicians and craftsmen, and my mother is a creative and designer. The majority of my friends and mentors are some form of artist, whether musician or visual.
I have graduated from Disney University in Orlando Florida, with the certificate of Creativity and Innovation, 2015 and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Southeastern University of Louisiana concentrating in sculpture under professor and artist Jeff Mickey, 2018. I curated several community murals in Lacombe Louisiana in 2015, covering local businesses for public view. I have curated and co-curated many local art events and exhibitions throughout Louisiana. My work is also a part of several community projects, such as; Pelicans on Parade in Slidell, Louisiana, The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn New York, and Artists-in-Cellophane in North Carolina. Currently, I am attending the Masters of Fine Arts program at the University of Houston for sculpture.
I continuously show my current work in galleries.
I sell prints, paintings, and pottery in several shops in Louisiana and Houston, Texas. I also sell my work directly from my website, facebook, or Instagram.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Sometimes life is wonderful, and sometimes you just have to rub some dirt in it, put your work boots on, and suck it up.
No matter how hard or easy your life is, there are always things to think about. Use the devastation or emotional rollercoasters as inspiration to make great things like art or music. If your an artist, put your studio practice first and it will carry you through the rough patches.
What should we know about Tiffany Angel Nesbit? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?The components that create industrial objects and organic structures are associated with each other in unpredictable ways. I am interested in searching for their similar attributes and using these characters to create a visual formula that construct a compromise between the industrial and the natural. My work is the outcome of a fantasized environment, which makes peace with nature and the industrial world we live in: warping processed inorganic goods into forms that appear raw.
“Workin’ Man’s Paradise,” is the outcome of this idea. Gathering materials like old rusted out metal wagons, wheelbarrows, and other found machine-madee vessels, I am filling them with hundreds of hand fabricated cubes. Breaking the boundaries between what is machine-made and what is human-created. “Remnants of Past Obsessions,” and “Daydreams of a Metropolitan,” are a series of mixed media paintings on wood panels representing plant-like and animal forms.
My upcoming body of work, “Serious Traits,” is about the exploration between products and the human touch made into materials. Through this project, I will be pushing the boundaries of ceramic sculpture by mixing wheel throwing techniques and hand-building to create experimental forms. These pieces will be built in the round and take place both on the floor and on hidden pedestals. The gestural forms will be constructed to aluminate organic plant-like forms. Within this body of work, I will also incorporate large-scale mixed media paintings. These paintings will reference the sculptural elements being produced to highlight the breaking points of my studio practice. These paintings will be placed as wall pieces to enhance the mark-making of the ceramic sculptures. The power of numbers will be greatly recognized in the ceramic work and paintings, referencing the importance of human touch. The imperfections made by the human touch are an important element throughout my work. The marks made, show the life of each piece and what it went through to become a finished work. The marks are kept raw so the viewer can see the individual story of each piece.
It would be great to hear about any apps, books, podcasts or other resources that you’ve used and would recommend to others.
I have a big bowl of inspiration for my work. Going on adventures or walks outdoors with my dog, bike riding, Those moments that make me lose track of time for hours. Those all-nighters with friends. Moments for innocent play and laughter. The smell of Good black coffee beans.
My relationships with others are extremely important to my practice. I try to keep strong, long-lasting relationships with mentors and good friends.
My work is heavily influenced by artists: My brother Tyler Nesbit, Jeff Micky, Jean Flint, Caitlyn Clark, Abigail Coleman, Jose Canales, Evan Pardue, Mia Kaplan, Benjamin Diller, Dennis Sipiorski, Annabeth Rosen, Eva Hesse, street artists in New Orleans. The list can go on forever and is always growing.
Books: much of my reading is research-based or document-based. I enjoy reading books on other artists or places. I am not much into fiction, although I wish I was.
PodCast: Ted Talks
Contact Info:
- Website: www.tiffanyangelnesbit.com
- Email: tiffanynesbit456@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyangelstudioartist
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TiffanyAngelNesbit.Art
- Other: https://www.patreon.com/join/TiffanyAngelStudioArtist
Image Credit:
Portrait shot: Larshell Green, Other Photos: Self Photographed
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