About
Jessica Picanzo is an artist from Brockton Massachusetts. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree from UMass Dartmouth after receiving her associates degree from Massasoit Community College. Jessica is a practicing mural artist with six public murals in her hometown Brockton, MA, with more in surrounding towns like Holbrook, Rockland, and as far as Lynn. Jessica finds inspiration in nature, the overlooked, people, her personal experiences, and the creative process
artist bio
Tweaking reality in my work allows a narrative to start in a familiar place but depart into a dream like atmosphere, leading the viewer into discovery and reflection. By altering formal elements in my environment, I’m able to represent a longing to connect with the natural world as well as the supernatural. Also influencing my work is a continuous struggle of working through grief and a presence of energies we don't see or fully understand.
My subject matter often exists where human activity and the natural world collide. I build my work intuitively and often the final result varies from the initial idea. Murals and large-scale works are a way I’m able to "dance" or physically engage with the paint to immerse the viewer in a world I create. Through my sculptural work I’m able to bring a visceral object into the world and express myself in a more embodied form.
