MARLENE JORGE

https://artistmarlenejorge.com

Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, in 1974, Marlene Jorge is a neurodivergent, autodidact pop surrealist artist who addresses unconsciousness in its true nature. Although mostly isolated from the fine arts as a child, Jorge expressed a deep love and ability for the fine arts throughout her life. The artist spent her earlier years in her native Dom. However, after graduating from Law School in 1998, the artist moved to NYC, where she spent most of her youth. The artist’s first drawing composition is dated 1982, owned by the artist’s parents, who had observed Jorge’s artistry in drawing and painting at the very early age of 5.

Marlene Jorge offers a unique version of liberated unconsciousness and challenges the spectators to sympathize with their inner selves, untouched by preconceived social, cultural, and background fostering. Aesthetically inquisitorial expressions, stylized poses, wandering gazes, and sentimental imagery are essential elements to the artist’s oeuvre, as, too, is the gentle, beautiful dominance of the human figure expressed in a uniquely evocative manner. She paints from the point of view of outcasts and misfits, bringing a unique perspective and incisive wit to her body of work. Jorge’s style embodies romanticism, nostalgia, and sentimental imagery accompanied by dense tones, bold lines, longing gazes, and wandering expressions to the unknown, tenting us to understand and embrace our true selves without the life-giving preconceptions we ceaselessly experience.