Jacqueline Popovic (NEW ARTIST WINTER 2024!)

New York native Jacqueline Popovic interlaces art, nature & existential themes in her craft. She attended Parsons School of Design and was a thesis finalist for, “Marketed Imitations: Investigation of the Synthetic Diamond Industry”, which led to her exploration of semi-precious stones.

Her artistry oscillates in the juxtaposition between the old and the new. Studying depth, layer, and texture she combines century old techniques such as needlepoint and sculpting with the latest technologies, to express multidimensional perspectives.

Jacqueline’s most recent series highlights classic icons, playfully immortalized in semi-precious stones. The contrast between the irregular rough-cut, organic nature of the stones and the level contemporary plexiglass examines the duality of the authentic and the synthetic and how these featured icons embody this intrinsic polarity. The series integrates cubist techniques to render anatomical elements in a fragmented, abstract form, creating a meta, self-referential commentary on the multifaceted nature of fame and identity.