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I don’t so much create artworks as run with art in a creative workout.  My work ranges across the intermedial landscape (physical and digital) claiming space for experimentation, communication, commentary, and open-ended engagement.

Boot Art 6

2023 Blowin in the Wind – Boot Art 6

Artwork by Jeanelle Hurst

In trying to take stock of who and what I am as an artist in both the past and the present and within the parameters of the violence I’ve experienced as a woman I find myself producing works and projects percolating and commenting on the conundrum of power and the politics of personal and public space.

Viva Reconnoitre - Demolition Show - Observatory Gallery - IMA Annex Show - 86

1986 Viva Reconnoitre – The Demolition Show

Performance Pic above + found image for performance promotion below

Artwork by Jeanelle Hurst

Poster - Viva Reconnoitre - Demolition Show - Observatory Gallery - IMA Annex Show - 86

 As a teenager survival meant navigating the misogynistic maze and living with the invasion of personal space.

As a 21-year-old I experienced the power of a police state as the premier of Qld waged his culture war and territorial disputes over the streets of Brisbane.

As a woman, I have no interest in monument building and no affinity with nor allegiance to the history of art and the art of history that ignored, sidelined, and appropriated women.

Hair Lip Lick Television - One Flat George Street Branch - 83
Hair Lip Lick Television - One Flat George Street Branch - 83

1984 Hair Lip Lick Television – One Flat George St Branch Artwork Jeanelle Hurst

Bumper to Bumper Sexual Encounters - Polymedia Car Construction - Roma Street Car Park - 91

1992 Polymedia Car Construction – First Fringe Festival

Artwork by Russell Lake & Jeanelle Hurst

As an artist, I try to keep my footprint light and strategize works and projects within the domains of ephemeral, transient and provisional arts practice.

Wallpaper Crush - One Flat George St Branch - 83

1983 Paper Crush – One Flat George St Branch

Artwork by Jeanelle Hurst

1982 Aquarium – George St

Artwork by Jeanelle Hurst

I have a DIY / BYO orientation that stems from hands-on creative skill set acquisition. Three years at college training in the foundations of sculpture, printmaking, photography, drawing, painting, and film and TV followed by four years of freewheeling in collaborative artist-run initiatives pumping out installations, performances, films, videos, zines and interventions provided me with an extensive intermedial tool kit and the foundations to start to explore my practice.

Small Stuff in a Big World
Small Stuff in a Big World 2022

2020 Small Stuff in a Big World

Designer / Coordinator Jeanelle Hurst

I’ve never had an interest in working within the gallery ecosystem.  My experiences and interests lie in the interconnectedness of urban and digital spaces and the elements of structure, movement, signage, lighting, sound, time signatures, weather patterns, human intention, scale, movement, pattern, virality, and flow.

High-rise Wallpaper – InterFace Project 88

1988 Highrise Wallpaper – InterFace Project

Artwork by Jeanelle Hurst

My early work in this area was driven by anger and problem-solving strategies… I was reacting to my experiences and in search of environments that would afford me equity + a level playing field, and allow me to work regionally by connecting the local to the global.

In 1985 I started researching the building blocks of interactivity and connectivity within real-world applications – public art strategies incorporating digital and online communications tools in a pre-internet world.

1986 Map of the World Revised Edition – Know Your Product

Adam Wolter & Jeanelle Hurst

Outdoor Art Drive-In 86

1986 O’flate Studios – Viatel

Australia’s National Videotex Service

Designer Jeanelle Hurst

Outdoor Art Drive-In 1986 was the the first project off the rank aligning the building blocks of interactivity & connectivity with a physical site – a car park in Brisbane city.

Poster - Outdoor Art Drive-In 86
Outdoor Art Drive-In 86
High-rise Wallpaper - Outdoor Art Drive-In 86
Outdoor Art Drive-In 86
Video Wall

1986 Outdoor Art Drive-In

Designer Coordinator Jeanelle Hurst

Beautiful Data Dangerous DNA 2023 - 2024

2023 Beautiful Data Dangerous DNA

The Trauma Project 2023 - 2024

2023 The Trauma Project

Big Plants Small Car - Boot Art 2022 - 2023

2022 Small Car Big Plants Boot Art 4

Artwork Jeanelle Hurst

Boot Art 5 Poster - Boot Art Project 2022 - 2023

2023 Poster Boot Art 5

Real Estate of the #

2023 In the Real Estate of the #

 Outdoor Art Drive-In 86 became the test run for InterFace 88 which was funded in part by the Australian Bicentennial Authority as one of 5 contemporary art space projects across Australia.

The Interface Project gained recognition when it was presented at the First International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) during the Networking in the Arts Workshop in Utrecht, Holland in 1988. Subsequently, I received an invitation from Carl Loeffler, Director of Art Com based in San Francisco, to present the Interface Project at the NCGA Arts’89 Conference panel titled “The Shaping of Tele-Culture” held at San Jose University, California, USA.

1988 InterFace Project

Designer Coordinator Jeanelle Hurst

As I waited out a future where images could be uploaded to the emerging internet I explored urban redevelopment strategies and community festivals before developing a public art strategy in 92 to embed monitors in streetscapes and buildings sourcing both pre-recorded and online content.

1992 Public Art Strategy

Artwork concept designs Jeanelle Hurst

The first phase of my art working career ended in 93 when I found myself entrapped in the war zone of domestic violence.  I returned to my art-working life in 2015 undertaking a diploma in graphic design in order to bring myself up to speed in the online world.

Moving forward I’m interested in exploring a wireframe approach to urban space grafting & splicing strategies to elements in order to explore connection and caring to country despite the legacy of urban centres as epicentres of imperialism & colonialism – sites of dispossession destruction and displacement and as wastelands for flora and fauna.

I believe also in the necessity to remain grounded within the physical world as we face the challenges of AI, surveillance technologies/ideology, and climate change.

My interest in the digital world is multi-pronged… as I tackle the development of the following projects… Beautiful Data Dangerous DNA / The Wall / Black Line Wallpaper / Pinball / Inglorious Trash / In the Real Estate of the #

As these projects develop you will find info here on the site and via the blog… Bye for now

2020 Blackline Wallpaper – ongoing

2020 Inglorious Trash – ongoing

2023 In the Real Estate of the # – underdevelopment

The Wall 2023 - 2024

2023 The Wall – underdevelopment

I don’t so much create artworks as run with art in a creative workout.  My work ranges across the intermedial landscape (physical and digital) claiming space for experimentation, communication, commentary, and open-ended engagement.

Real Estate of the # - 2023

In trying to take stock of who and what I am as an artist in both the past and the present and within the parameters of the violence I’ve experienced as a woman I find myself producing works and projects percolating and commenting on the conundrum of power and the politics of personal and public space.

Viva Reconnoitre - Demolition Show - Observatory Gallery - IMA Annex Show - 86

1986 Viva Reconnoitre – The Demolition Show

Performance pic above

Found image for performance promo below

Artwork by Jeanelle Hurst

Poster - Viva Reconnoitre - Demolition Show - Observatory Gallery - IMA Annex Show - 86

As a teenager survival meant navigating the misogynistic maze and living with the invasion of personal space.

As a 21-year-old I experienced the power of a police state as the premier of Qld waged his culture war and territorial disputes over the streets of Brisbane.

As a woman, I have no interest in monument building and no affinity with nor allegiance to the history of art and the art of history that ignored, sidelined, and appropriated women.

Hair Lip Lick Television - One Flat George Street Branch - 83
Hair Lip Lick Television - One Flat George Street Branch - 83

1984 Hair Lip Lick Television – One Flat George St Branch

Artwork Jeanelle Hurst

Wallpaper Crush - One Flat George St Branch - 83

1983- Paper Crush – One Flat George St Branch

Artwork Jeanelle Hurst

As an artist, I try to keep my footprint light and strategize works and projects within the domains of ephemeral, transient, and provisional arts practice.

Blowin in the Wind - Boot Art 6 2022 - 2023

2023 Blowin in the Wind – Boot Art 6

Artwork Jeanelle Hurst

Bumper to Bumper Sexual Encounters - Polymedia Car Construction - Roma Street Car Park - 91

1992 Polymedia Car Construction – First Fringe Festival

Artwork by Russell Lake & Jeanelle Hurst

1982 Aquarium – George St

Artwork by Jeanelle Hurst

I have a DIY / BYO orientation that stems from hands-on creative skill set acquisition. Three years at college training in the foundations of sculpture, printmaking, photography, drawing, painting, and film and TV followed by four years of freewheeling in collaborative artist-run initiatives pumping out installations, performances, films, videos, zines and interventions provided me with an extensive intermedial tool kit and the foundations to start to explore my practice.

Small Stuff in a Big World
Small Stuff in a Big World 2022

2020 Small Stuff in a Big World

Designer / Coordinator Jeanelle Hurst

I’ve never had an interest in working within the gallery ecosystem.  My experiences and interests lie in the interconnectedness of urban and digital spaces and the elements of structure, movement, signage, lighting, sound, time signatures, weather patterns, human intention, scale, movement, pattern, virality, and flow.

High-rise Wallpaper – InterFace Project 88

1988 Highrise Wallpaper – InterFace Project 

Artwork Jeanelle Hurst

My early work in this area was driven by anger and problem-solving strategies… I was reacting to my experiences and in search of environments that would afford me equity + a level playing field, and allow me to work regionally by connecting the local to the global.

In 1985 I started researching the building blocks of interactivity and connectivity within real-world applications – public art strategies incorporating digital and online communications tools in a pre-internet world.

1986 Map of the World Revised Edition – Know Your Product – IMA

Adam Wolter & Jeanelle Hurst

O'flate Studio's - Viatel - Telecom Australia's National Videotex Site 86

1986 O’flate Studios – Viatel – Telecom Australia’s Videotex Service

Designer Jeanelle Hurst

Outdoor Art Drive-In 1986 was the first project off the rank aligning the building blocks of interactivity & connectivity with a physical site – a car park in the Brisbane City.

Poster - Outdoor Art Drive-In 86
Outdoor Art Drive-In 86
Video Wall
Outdoor Art Drive-In 86
Video Wall
Video Installation Wall - Outdoor Art Drive-In 86

1986 Outdoor Art Drive-In

Designer Co-ordinator Jeanelle Hurst

Outdoor Art Drive-In 86 became the test run and template for InterFace 88 which was funded in part by the Australian Bicentennial Authority as one of 5 contemporary art space projects across Australia.

The Interface Project gained recognition when it was presented at the First International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) during the Networking in the Arts Workshop in Utrecht, Holland in 1988. Subsequently, I received an invitation from Carl Loeffler, Director of Art Com based in San Francisco, to present the Interface Project at the NCGA Arts’89 Conference panel titled “The Shaping of Tele-Culture” held at San Jose University, California, USA.

High-rise Wallpaper - InterFace Project 88
InterFace Project 88
Map of the World Revised Edition Database - InterFace Project 88
InterFace Project 88
Eyeline on Viatel - Qld College of Art - InterFace Project - Viatel, Telecom Australia's Videotex Service 88
Eyeline on Viatel - Qld College of Art - InterFace Project - Viatel, Telecom Australia's Videotex Service 88
InterFace Project 88
InterFace Project 88
InterFace Project 88
InterFace Project 88
InterFace Project 88
InterFace Project 88
InterFace Project 88

1988 InterFace Project

Designer Co-ordinator Jeanelle Hurst

Post the InterFace Project – as I waited out a future where images could be uploaded to the emerging internet I explored urban redevelopment strategies and community festivals before developing a public art strategy in 92 to embed monitors in streetscapes and buildings sourcing both pre-recorded and online content.

Public Art Proposal - Petrie Terrace - 92
Public Art Proposal - Petrie Terrace - 92
Public Art Proposal - Petrie Terrace - 92
Public Art Proposal - Central Plaza - 92
Public Art Proposal - Given Terrace - 92

1992 Public Art Strategy

Art work concepts Jeanelle Hurst

The first phase of my art working career ended in late 92 when I found myself entrapped in the war zone of domestic violence.  I returned to my art-working life in 2015 undertaking a diploma in graphic design in order to bring myself up to speed in the online world.

Beautiful Data Dangerous DNA 2023 - 2024

Beautiful Data Dangerous DNA

Designer Jeanelle Hurst

Moving forward I’m interested in exploring a wireframe approach to urban space grafting and splicing strategies to elements in order to explore connection and caring to urban spaces despite their legacy as epicentres of imperialism & colonialism –  sites of dispossession, destruction, and displacement, and wastelands for flora and fauna.

I believe also in the necessity to remain grounded within the physical world as we face the challenges of AI, surveillance technologies/ideology, and climate change.

My interest in the digital world is multi-pronged… as I tackle the development of the following projects… Beautiful Data Dangerous DNA / The Trauma Project / The Wall / Black Line Wallpaper / Pinball / Inglorious Trash / In the Real Estate of the #

As these projects develop you will find info here on the site and via the blog… Bye for now

1992

Public Art Strategy

Public Art Proposals

1992

Public Art

Polymedia Car Construction

Documentation coming…

1988

Public Art Strategy

InterFace Project

1986

Public Art Strategy

Outdoor Art Drive-In

1986

Art Space

OFlate National Art Safari

Documentation coming…

1985

Art Space

O’Flate Studios

Documentation coming…

1983 – 1984

Art Space

One Flat George St Branch

Documentation coming…

1982

Art Space

One Flat South Brisbane

Documentation coming…

1982

Art Space

Red Comb House

Documentation coming…