Art

Farnham Galleries Exhibit - Jeff Jensen and Matt Tullis


jensenJeff Jensen

Jensen grew up in Hampton, Iowa.  He went on to receive his B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. at the University of Iowa School of art and art history.  Currently Jensen lives in Kentucky and is a professor at Western Kentucky University, where he has been since 1986.   

Jensen has received many awards and honors for his unique style which he describes as, "Type seen as a form, the positive and negative shapes that occur when they are arranged on the surface that supports them; combined with the of gestures made with slashes of paint"

"Hopefully the viewer will get a sense of space and depth made by layering of marks of color when looking into the voids of the compositions; much the way our eyes are lead through the layers of undergrowth of tree trunks and vines of a dense forest or as we look up trough its canopy, Jensen said. "This visual experiment is a direction I have chosen, it is one of the many turns in road that leads me someplace not yet known."


tullis pictureMatt Tullis

Matt Tullis was born in a small town in Idaho and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. Matt attended Oregon State University, where he studied graphic design. He moved to Philadelphia in 1989 and attended graduate school at Temple University. A few years later, Matt moved back to Eugene, Oregon. He worked in a graphic design studio for about a decade before deciding to teach full time. That brought Matt to Bowling Green Kentucky, where he's been teaching at Western Kentucky University and making art since 2000.

Matt’s prints and assembled sculptures, which explore typography and the alphabet, are a synthesis of his graphic design and fine art sensibilities. When Matt is not designing or making sculptures, he enjoys skateboarding, cutting firewood, fishing, and spending time with his family.

tullis art"I strive to assemble typographic artifacts in an alphabetic gestalt, where the whole is more fluent than any individual piece," Tullis said. "Using reclaimed typographic artifacts as the dominant thematic element, I combine various found objects to create compositions that recall the persona and mystique of old signage."

Last Updated: 11/18/11