Hi, my name is Jeff Turner. I am 69 years old and live in the United States, Columbus, Ohio. After serving four years in the United States Air Force, I attended a local university, Ohio State University, where I completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Art Education degree.
In 1983 I was working on a Masters in Fine Arts degree at OSU when I left to pursue an entrepreneurial interest in the field of adult continuing education. This effort lead to a job offer with The Discovery Center in Chicago, Illinois which I accepted. My resume can be found on my Linked-In account. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-turner-1b559514
Out of college, I identified with the Surrealists creative process. That meaning, André Breton, the founder of Surrealism, defined surrealism as "Pure psychic automatism”. Automatic drawing was developed by the surrealists as a means of expressing the subconscious. The process begins by simply allowing the hand to move 'randomly' across the paper. In applying chance and accident to mark-making, drawing is to a large extent freed of rational control. Hence the drawing produced may be attributed in part to the subconscious and may reveal something of the psyche, which would otherwise be repressed. For me, like the surrealists, the process of image making was also a process of self discovery.
There is a psychoanalytical or personality organization aspect that evolves as the images and symbols emerge. A projection process, similar to the Hermann Rorschach projective technique or the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), takes over in the drawing process as images develop form and symbolic significance. Once images become exposed, they often reveal some of the dominant drives, emotions, conflicts, and complexities of personality. In C.G. Jung terms, I was exploring my psychology of the psyche.
More recently I have been working in the area of political cartoons. Inspired by the election of Donald Trump, I found myself drawn to U.S politics. Like most Americans, I find the current political environment troubling. In my drawings, I am simply reflecting my perspective on the current political narrative circulating through popular media.
Enough about me.
Whatever your reason for visiting this page, I hope you enjoy the art.
Contact Information:
jeffft@yahoo.com
I do not produce art with the intention of selling it; however, if you might be interested in buying a piece, feel free to contact me or visit the following link. Thank you.
Some of my recent work:
