About

My name is Jaydan Kisinger. I currently live in Lubbock, Texas. I am working towards my BFA in painting at the Texas Tech University School of Art.

I am from Houston, Texas.

I’m interested in our experiences as human beings. I like to explore macabre subjects, the abject, and technology in the modern world. The way we react and respond to the world around us, the people in it, and the things that happen to us intrigue me. 

I come from a highly representational background, but I find myself leaning more towards abstraction now. I’m drawn to vigorous brushwork and thick paint application. I like to think of myself as contending with a canvas when I paint. Art making is an aggressive act for me. 

Paint is my preferred medium because of the control it gives me as an artist, the ways it challenges me, and its versatility. Painting always begins with things that are very close to raw materials. Pigmented mud and a blank surface. These materials don’t have as many boundaries and mandates as other mediums do. I feel that this gives me the ability to truly realize a unique vision. I also love the versatility of paint and how it can ride the line between 3D and 2D work. I relish the sensory experience of thick paint application, both in actually painting it and viewing it.

In pursuing this concentration, I seek to develop better fluency in painting. I have ideas and topics I’d love to explore and express in the language of paint, but right now I feel that I’m still trying to grasp it. The way I execute my paintings doesn’t necessarily communicate as accurately as I would like them to. I also love the environment of a shared studio space and working with other artists. Down the line, I’d like to take my art to the next level, wherever that might be. I want to facilitate connection of all kinds. I want viewers to connect with my work. I want to connect with other people. I want people to connect with each other. Connection is what everything is all about. That is at least part of what I’m working on as a painter. I genuinely believe that the skills and values I’m cultivating in myself can be much more broadly applied than most people might think.