The Art of Jonah Jacobs

"Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul. And when he has made it, it is not given to all to know it. To recognize it you must repeat the adventure of the artist." - W. Somerset Maugham

Latest Articles

Blight install at Collinwood Arts

Experimental art install
Posted on Dec 1, 2019 | Last Updated Dec 1, 2019
Installation art, blight, bottles, plastic, fluorescence

Strombus #1

Posted on Aug 10, 2017 | Last Updated Aug 10, 2017

Organic looking sculpture made from cardboard, paint, dye, and oatmeal.

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Strombus #1, mixed media, organic sculpture,

Fungal Bloom

Accidental art piece partially shaped by happenstance
Posted on Aug 10, 2017 | Last Updated Dec 1, 2019

Material alchemist who turns cardboard, paint, dye, oatmeal, and various other materials into intricate and beautiful art pieces.

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Fungal Bloom, mixed media, organic sculpture, oatmeal, Styrofoam

Crenate #1

Posted on Aug 10, 2017 | Last Updated Aug 10, 2017
Crenate #1, mixed media, art, oatmeal, cardboard, organic sculpture

Peridium #1

Posted on Apr 10, 2015 | Last Updated Dec 10, 2019

Mixed Media art work

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Mixed media, art, art work, peridium, Jonah Jacobs

Awards, Accomplishments, and Publications

Posted on Oct 7, 2014 | Last Updated Sep 28, 2020
Awards, Accomplishments, Publications

Artist Statement

Posted on Oct 7, 2014 | Last Updated Sep 17, 2020

Material alchemist who turns cardboard, paint, dye, oatmeal, and various other materials into intricate and beautiful art pieces.

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Artist Statement

Purple, Blue, Green Polyp #1 (small)

Posted on Jul 30, 2014 | Last Updated Aug 27, 2014
Polyp, Organic looking, Contemporary art, up-cycle, sculpture, mixed media

Accretion #1

Organic Looking Sculpture
Posted on Jul 30, 2014 | Last Updated Aug 10, 2017

Organic Sculptural Art

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Organic, Accretion, art, sculpture, up-cycle Contemporary art

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