On Display in the Hallway of Central Bank of Boone County in Downtown Columbia
February 16 - March 29, 2024
Artist Statement
... is a voluntary effort to satisfy an involuntary urge.
Whether two-dimensional,
three-dimensional
or ethereal
the desired intent
of the artistic expression
is to disconnect the observer
from the reality
arrived with...
to capture
to entertain
to supercede one's conscious presence
with new information
in total departure
from one's accustomed rhythms
to provide an escape
from the overwhelming, totally encompassing now into
a free-falling state of uninhibited, limitless experience
where artistic expression
induces calculated, spontaneous excursions
beyond memorable experience
without the burden of consequence
Jewell Edward Cundiff
Artist Bio
Jewell Edward Cundiff was born November 15, 1946, in Boonville, Missouri. He was a gifted musician and received a B.S. Degree in Commercial Art from Central Missouri State University in 1968.
Following four years in the US Navy, he worked briefly as a commercial artist for a small appliance manufacturing company and produced the art for the first small appliance selected for the cover of the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog.
In 1974 he began freelancing as J.E. Cundiff, a Designer specializing in site-specific homes, and resumed painting in earnest to be featured in his own home. Although he chose to devote his efforts to Architecture, winning awards and creating a large volume of some of the area’s finest homes, he continued selling art through local galleries. He received the 2023 “Award of Excellence” at Art Santa Fe.
Jewell sees Art, Architecture, and Music as innately related forms of artistic expression.
His art has been displayed at Artexpo New York, 2021, 2022, 2023, SPECTRUM MIAMI, 2021, M.A.D.S. Galleries in Milan, Italy and Fuerteven, Spain, 2021, Red Dot Miami 2023 and Dallas, Texas 2023, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, NY, The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO, and Art Santa Fe 2023.
