Jeffrey Scott - Multi-talented Manipulator

I first encountered Jeffrey's work last year in NYC flipping through some art magazine. His work immediately struck me. When it comes to art, I am relatively easy to please, but difficult to blow away. Jeffrey's work rocks my world in a way unlike many artists ever have. I love to see digital art that is well done, and of course have a fondness for figurative work. Digital has certainly grown up, and Jeffrey is on the forefront of photo manipulation (which he actually thinks of more as photo sculpting).

He started sculpting when he was young, later discovering painting and finally photography in 2002. He began using techniques learned in other disciplines and applied them to his photo manipulation work. He feels with his new work he is expressing himself as he has always wanted but been unable: "...I discovered that through digital manipulation of all of these photographic elements, I didn't have to compromise anymore. Now I can illustrate EXACTLY what is in my head."

Jeffrey's work can be beautiful and disturbing. He explores dark themes with much of his work, and confronts the viewer with images that may create discomfort or shock. However, much of his work is simply beautiful and indescribable by words. In me, his work provokes thought and inspires my imagination.

His main work explores the human female figure. "There is nothing more astoundingly beautiful than the female form. If we look at the thought of God as an artist... God made all of these things-the land, the oceans, the trees, the animals, man... then woman... Something that contained all of the beauties and elements of the creations before it. There has been nothing new since then... Now to mix that exquisite beauty and architecture with something man made and frightening, or disturbing, as you put it, creates an incredible contrast to me." The man has a way with words as well as art.

So go see more of Jeffrey's work on his myspace page, his website, and his onemodelplace profile. And you can pre-order his book in hardcover on his website or softcover from Amazon.com. I just ordered mine.