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Originally from New York, Stephanie Jaffe Werner received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Temple University Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She spent an extended period of time living in Rome, Italy. It was during this time that she delved into the art of mixed media sculpture. Using collectables and appealing found objects such as doll parts, gems, fur and candy wrappers, combined with her background in blown glass and ceramics.
She now maintains her studio in Miami. The Latin influence and warm climate have undoubtedly affected her choice of medium, use of color. Her work of the past decade has evolved to include mosaic painting and sculpture. Her work has been displayed and sold in galleries across the country. She has been commissioned for both private and public art projects. A Collection of her mosaic paintings can be seen at The Franklin Hotel on East 87th street in New York City.
Statement
Sweet seduction is all around us. Some of us hoard it, others collect it. We use it for celebration, rewards and gifts. In corner stores and supermarkets candy sits side by side at every counter tempting our taste buds, with their fanciful colors and enticing names, triggering our memories.
“About Candy” is a humorous mixed media series that goes beyond the come-hither packaging of our childhood American icons, unwrapping and rewrapping them to reveal their subliminal messages and double entendres. These rearrangements of hundreds of candy wrappers can have a lasting impact on our imagination dreams and values. Ah, the evocative power of candy.
Stephanie Jaffe Werner 2007
Mosaics comprise countless small, colorful, diverse pieces coming together to form the whole. The medium is a natural extension of my passion for finding and collecting a wide assortment of found objects. This piece was done in a technique is called “Pique Assiette”, a French term for stolen from plates. I am painting with the patterns I hand cut from an inventory of china accumulated from many voyages to flea markets, tag sales and second hand shops. It is this process that provides the inspiration to reassemble objects into works of art.
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