
Artist Statement
My paintings examine the relationship between humans and machines, consciousness and dreams. The transient and illusory environment of reverie is contrasted against the austere and fixed domain of mechanized processes. I approach my practice with an openness to form which can grow and metamorphose into being. I work from my imagination where the handmade marks are most evident, and also utilize process based approaches that seek to remove the hand from the work.
The subjects of my paintings are defined by shifting and borderless edges that allude to the separation between the real and the imaginary. I consistently turn to my own life, and especially the subconscious, as a resource for my artistic endeavors. An examination of the intersections of the body, soul, and technology provides the thread that melds my work together.
I have progressively abandoned reality in favor of a more visionary representation that often results in abstraction. This decentralized perception of the world is emblematic of an age that is not tied to a single reality or narrative.
I'm currently represented by Giampietro Gallery in New Haven, CT.
Education
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts (Old Lyme Connecticut)
Glasgow School of Art (Glasgow, Scotland)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Jeremiah was a Principle Lecturer at Prague College since 2007 where he lead the studio production module of the BA year of the Fine Art Experimental Media program. He also taught numerous classes including Engaging with Art, Drawing, Final Major Project (Foundation), and Personal Experimental Studies (Foundation). He currently teaches Beginning Painting at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Exhibitions
2018 - Here There Near - Museum of Boulder - Boulder, CO
2018 - Monsters - Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery - Manchester, CT
2017 - Portraits - Dark Matter Gallery - Prague, Czech Republic
2016 - Mixed Messages - French Institute - Prague, Czech Republic
2015 - Represented by Giampietro Gallery - New Haven, CT. USA
2014 - Pompidou Metz - France
Musee de l'Elysee - Switzerland
Schirn Kunsthalle - Frankfurt, Germany
2013- Present - Jeremiah established Bliss Farm, a storefront studio in Prague, Czech Republic.
2008 - Styx Project Space - Berlin, Germany - Curated by Michael Rade
2007 - Utopia Gallery - Prague, Czech Republic - Curated by Jakub Hosek
2006 - Proces International Symposium - Prague, Cz - Curated by Mark Divo
- NoD Experimental Space - Prague, Cz - Curated by Rene Rohan
- Meduza Gallery - Prague, Cz
- Art One Gallery - Scottsdale, Arizona. USA
Press
NPR: Jeremiah Palecek: Painter of Internet Memes
Half Life and the Muse: Art Discovers the World of Games: Wired
PRINT Magazine – PRINT May-June 2007
MAKE: Blog: Internet meme paintings by Jeremiah Palecek
Boing Boing: 8 bit art
Jeremiah Palecek: Nerd Art – Josh Spear, Trendspotting
Interview: Jeremiah Palecek – Prague, Czech Republic
Neatorama » Blog Archive » Internet Meme Paintings
Jeremiah Palecek Hearts Youtube – Josh Spear, Trendspotting
Prague TV: Stranger in a Strange Land
NPR: Slideshow: I Like Paintings
Le regard dramatique en peinture
Fine-art paintings of Internet memes | News.com Extra – CNET News.com
Plus Gonzo Arcade!: Jeremiah Palecek y su arte
bookmunch – online book reviews
Error: The Operation Completed Successfully! | Mac Amour:
MAKE: Blog: Computers Archives
3:AM Magazine » 2006 » February
Ludology.org: Chewy and game paintings