jeff zischke

Artist Statement Jeff Zischke

Approach

I design and make art everyday . Art is my life . I surround myself with it and am absorbed by it. My artistic style keeps evolving because of my fascination with new materials , differing environments and technology. I'm constantly looking for new mediums and ways to incorporate a wide variety of materials into my artworks.

Experience

I have designed, built and installed 2d and 3d art projects for the past 35 years and have created large monumental works of art for Buildings,Hotels, Plazas and Cities. These include: commissioned sculptures at an ecological museum in the south of France, sculptural color changing light fixtures commissioned for the W Hotel Scottsdale, transit shelters for the city of Tempe and a hanging atrium sculpture for the city of Scottsdale. I have worked with a variety of collaborators including ; architects, artists, Engineers, Mayors of Cities and the Detroit Firemen installing a temporary sculpture on Hart Plaza, Detroit MI.

Jeff Zischke

Born in1954 in New York is an artist and designer who has achieved international exposure and esteem. Zischke explores the cutting edge of sculpture, painting, public art, mixed media and urban transformation .

His permanent and Temporary projects draw inspiration from organic shapes and modern technology. Using materials from bamboo to plastics, steel and computer controlled LED light fixtures, He creates interactive installations that respond to nature as well as the urban environment.

His sculptural environments embody local identity and invite residents to form a personal and dynamic relationship with the art and the place. Each project becomes tied to it’s environment through the use of local materials and working processes, strengthening community connections.

He has participated in many artist residencies in a variety of towns and cities including: Belgrade, Serbia, Passy, France, Lucknow, India and Flagstaff, Arizona creating temporary artworks and sculpture .

Jeff’s work is collected globally with selected collections that include: The City of Nicosia, Cyprus, Eco-Musee ; Puget-Rostang France, HAC Gallery: Kobe Japan, The City of Detroit, Michigan, SRP Headquarters, Phoenix, AZ . , The W Hotel and the cities of Scottsdale, Mesa and Tempe, Arizona . He has also designed several restaurants and nightclubs in Arizona and Colorado. Mr Zischke’s design work has been displayed at the Salone Del Mobile in Milan, Italy , and in London, England.