{"id":2451,"date":"2023-04-19T02:09:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T02:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/?page_id=2451"},"modified":"2023-04-25T03:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T03:30:39","slug":"jeff-epstein-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/jeff-epstein-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2452\" style=\"width: 464px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_MyWire_2017oilonpanel_15x20in-copy-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2452\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_MyWire_2017oilonpanel_15x20in-copy-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_MyWire_2017oilonpanel_15x20in-copy-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_MyWire_2017oilonpanel_15x20in-copy-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_MyWire_2017oilonpanel_15x20in-copy-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_MyWire_2017oilonpanel_15x20in-copy-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_MyWire_2017oilonpanel_15x20in-copy-2048x1520.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Epstein, <em>My Wire<\/em>, oil on panel, 15 x 20 in., 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2453\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_Poplar_withWires_andPoles_2016oilonpanel_17x20in-copy-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2453\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_Poplar_withWires_andPoles_2016oilonpanel_17x20in-copy-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_Poplar_withWires_andPoles_2016oilonpanel_17x20in-copy-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_Poplar_withWires_andPoles_2016oilonpanel_17x20in-copy-1024x876.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_Poplar_withWires_andPoles_2016oilonpanel_17x20in-copy-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_Poplar_withWires_andPoles_2016oilonpanel_17x20in-copy-1536x1313.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_Poplar_withWires_andPoles_2016oilonpanel_17x20in-copy-2048x1751.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Epstein, <em>Poplar with Wires and Poles<\/em>, oil on panel, 17 x 20 in., 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2454\" style=\"width: 274px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_PropaneTankandGardenHose_2016oilonpanel_20x10.75in-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2454\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_PropaneTankandGardenHose_2016oilonpanel_20x10.75in-copy-162x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_PropaneTankandGardenHose_2016oilonpanel_20x10.75in-copy-162x300.jpg 162w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2023\/04\/Epstein_PropaneTankandGardenHose_2016oilonpanel_20x10.75in-copy.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Epstein, <em>Propane Tank and Garden Hose<\/em>, oil on panel, 20 x 10.75 in., 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Artist&#8217;s Statement<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My paintings explore the intersection of the natural and made landscapes. The results of interactions between people and nature are not always dramatic, extreme, or easy to classify as either positive or negative. There exists a nuanced space where moments of natural beauty are interrupted by human-made intrusions, where disruption and harmony are both possible and the ordinary and sublime coexist\u2026 sometimes uneasily. It is that balance that I want to describe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Artist&#8217;s Statement My paintings explore the intersection of the natural and made landscapes. The results of interactions between people and nature are not always dramatic, extreme, or easy to classify as either positive or negative. 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