Jason Ramey
University of Minnesota, Morris

Jason Ramey is a Sculptor living in Morris Minnesota who uses both 2D and 3D digital processes to produce sculptural objects. Ramey’s past work focused on American vernacular interior spaces and those who may have inhabited these spaces. This work, made from 2012-2017, relied heavily on 3D digital processes like laser scanning, 3D printing,3D modeling, and CNC machining, to produce life-size figures. Most recently, his focus has shifted to wallpaper patterns found in these spaces, as well as architectural blueprints, and interior space layout. Of particular interest are the marks, imprints, and evidence of remodels left by former inhabitants. Who were these former inhabitants? How did their choices and specific needs affect the structure and layout of their home? Did these choices change the natural pathways found in that space? These are all questions Ramey asks when entering a new space. One of his recent works, Rebuild/Rebuild/Rebuild, riffs on the aforementioned questions. This piece, constructed from pine lath, plaster, and CNC etched acrylic sheet, considers what becomes of a domestic interior space that may see a new owner every 15-20 years, and in some cases, many more. In this piece, Ramey uses architectural blueprints that are digitally manipulated multiple times to make a pattern. This pattern is etched into the acrylic sheet placed over the lath wall. Ramey is an Associate Professor of Art at The University of Minnesota Morris, he previously taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and UW Madison.