https://Art2Life.com - I'm always trying to take time in my practice to experiment. It's always about figuring out what it is, or where I might go next. When I do, it's so satisfying. It reinvigorates my art-making. I love the idea of letting curiosity lead the way. What if your art was entirely experimenting? What if learning and curiosity were the primary informers of your art? How cool would that be? 

Meet Jaq Chartier. She is a Seattle-based artist fascinated by experimenting with pigments, dyes, and color. She explores how paint and stains behave in the moment and over time. Her art, consisting of catalog formal-like presentations of color tests, is beautifully offset by her saturated, soft, and hard-edged color stains. Her art is non-objective, but one can't help feeling the universality, the grand scale of the force of Nature in her gorgeous art. Join me now for this fascinating conversation with Jaq. I think it will make you rethink your relationship with experimentation and curiosity.

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LISTEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN…

How Jaq Chartier found her art and the power of curiosity [2:18]

Removing our hands from the canvas and diving into discomfort [14:04]

The bigness of Jaq's work and deciding which pieces make the cut  [20:06] 

The mysterious force that is color and the role it plays in Jaq’s art practice [30:01]

Creating an art installation for Microsoft and working on a massive scale [38:20]

Using curiosity and surprise as a roadmap for art-making and the experience of women in the art world [41:16]

Jaq’s incredible advice for any artist [49:41

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Fire in the Crucible: Understanding the Process of Creative Genius (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Crucible-Understanding-Process-Creative/dp/1890482773  

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CONNECT WITH JAQ CHARTIER

Website: http://jaqbox.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaqchartier/ 

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