CHARLOTTE JACKSON FINE ART presents
Jeremy Thomas: Of Our Own Making
August 7 to September 5, 2026
Opening reception on Friday, August 7 from 5-7 p.m.
554 S. Guadalupe in the Railyard Art District.
The challenge is there in the title: Of Our Own Making. The person who enters the gallery is entreated to become an active participant in the perception and understanding of the art objects found within. But these sculptures challenge us in more ways than one. Those familiar with the work of Jeremy Thomas will expect the folded and puckered forms of his inflated cold-rolled steel – but these forms are prickly. Spined, bristled. Their weight balanced precariously on points, and reaching outward and upward with thorny edges. The human brain is wired for a wariness of spikey things, and so these new sharp forms challenge our bias – even as the sumptuousness of their glossy colors and allure of their velvety-textured rust patina, seduce us to come near, get closer.
These remarkable new pieces are not the only new explorations that Thomas brings to Of Our Own Making. Also included are a series of small sculptural objects that were printed on a 3D printer from translucent polycarbonate material. These works represent a whole other avenue of exploration for Thomas, utilizing a material that has long fascinated him, and exploring the use of digital technology to create his forms. These forms are lobed and radiant. If the steel sculptures are spikey sea creatures or seed pods – these are nacreous shells or transparent invertebrates. Thomas hand paints the forms, leaving many of the forms’ sides translucent and a few opaque. The effect is a luminous confusion of shape and color, a silvery shimmer that seems to contain several stops along the color spectrum. It can be hard to pin down where a curve ends or an edge begins due to the particular quality of the material and how light interacts with pigment.
The culmination of these disparate new works is an understanding of Thomas’ own stance as an artist in the world; constantly engaging, questioning and bringing those experiences, those discoveries, back into the studio where he interprets and integrates them.
