jordan swartz
Jordan Swartz is an interdisciplinary artist and designer exploring the meaning of mark-making and taking, the act of creation, and the relations of mage through history and time. His work is deeply rooted in the search for balance (or lack thereof), with a focus on proposing countering extremes while aggressively ignoring the neutral.
Growing up on punk rock and skateboarding, and self taught in most mediums, community is a major driving factor, woven through all of his work. Community is often a determining factor in many aspects of a specific piece, whether through source materials, musical inspiration, or dependent publishing.
In his practice, Jordan employs the extensive use of found and acquired images and materials, building and destroying. and a continuous dialogue between aesthetics and chance. Every piece contains multiple layers, mediums, meanings, and materials. In all of his work, Jordan seeks to marry various and evolving sources of inspiration with his lifelong love of punk and skateboarding cultures and aesthetics - bringing the old and new together in a uniquely modern way, specific to this moment in time.
