Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (Hope you went for a walk and the skies opened up and you got soaked and it was glorious), 2022
Found object (Sycamore), Redwood, enamel paint and fiberboard
66 x 12 x 12 inches
167.6 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger
C. O., 2023
Redwood (salvaged)
7 x 13 inches diameter
17.8 x 33 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger
Not geologic time, nor arboreal time, but its own time scale (C. O. for MP), 2022
Redwood (salvaged)
32 x 24 inches diameter
81.3 x 61 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2023
Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard
58 x 10 x 10 inches
147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2023
Redwood (salvaged) and concrete
44 x 18 x 18 inches
111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm
Jesse Schlesinger
Blue (On Exactitude in Science, farmoon), 2019
Watercolor on paper
Framed Dimensions:
7 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches
18.7 x 14 cm
Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (leavings), 2021
Galvanized steel (found) and Oak
16 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches
41.9 x 35.2 x 11.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022
Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard
49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches
125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm
Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2022
Glazed ceramic and Walnut
7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches
19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm
Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022
Ceramic and sandpaper
10 x 12 inches
25.4 x 30.5 cm
Photo of artist Jesse Schlesinger in his studio by Ekaterina Izmestieva
Jesse Schlesinger (b. 1979) is a multidisciplinary visual artist working in sculpture, site-specific installation, drawing, and photography. His work is fundamentally concerned with place: how the natural environment, architectural context and engagement, and historical precedent contribute to experience and understanding. Labor and craft are key elements of his practice. Inherent in this work is a reverence for material reflected in the process. His upbringing as a second-generation carpenter (with a focus on traditional craftsmanship) and long-term involvement with a small farm have jointly influenced the philosophy of his work.
Schlesinger has exhibited at galleries and museums in the US and Japan. He is a 2018 and 2020 recipient of the JUSFC Fellowship through the NEA for artistic endeavors in Japan. He is currently working towards completion of two large-scale, permanent public artworks for the city of San Francisco that will utilize bronze, concrete, wood, stone, and glass. He is a founding artist of the Minnesota Street Project Artist Studio facility in San Francisco. In 2012 he was shortlisted for SFMOMA’s SECA award.
