Jaime Becker

Jaime Becker's environmentally conscious collage/mixed media pieces range from textured and layered three dimensional pieces to flat works. A big portion of her work consists of found objects, discarded material and recycled products.
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Exhibitions
Last Projects, “Land of Smokes: Landscapes and Los Angeles" Hollywood, CA 2017
Gabba Galery in permanent gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Branded Arts, RFK Mural Festival, Los Angeles, CA 2016
Daniel Rolnik Gallery Santa Monica, CA 2014-2015
Gabba Gallery, “Kool Layed” Los Angeles, CA 2014
TCL Chinese Theater, “Branded Arts” Hollywood, CA 2014
Studiofive08, “Liquid Dreams” Santa Monica, CA 2014
Siren Studios, “Get Art 7” Project Angel Food, Hollywood, CA 2014
Gabba Gallery, “Urban Playground” Los Angeles, CA 2014
Flower Pepper Gallery, “Artists Across America” Pasadena, CA 2014 (guest curator, Daniel Rolnik)
Gabba Gallery, “Bright Ideas” Los Angeles, CA 2014
Gabba Gallery, “Platforms and PAINT” Los Angeles, CA 2014
Hudson/Linc Gallery, Pacific Design Center, “Last Call” Los Angeles 2014
Gabba Gallery, Wish List” Los Angeles, CA 2013
Gabba Gallery, “Wood Metal Screw” 2013
Siren Studios, “Get Art 6” Project Angel Food, Hollywood CA 2013
Gabba Gallery, “Wabba” Los Angeles, CA 2013
Create/Fixate, “Constellations” Los Angeles, CA 2013
Gabba Gallery, “Corresponding Measures” Los Angeles, CA 2013
“How I Met Your Mother” 2013
Studiofive08, “A Beautiful Oblivion” Santa Monica, CA 2013
Gabba Gallery, “Cannibal Flower” Los Angeles, CA 2013
Do Art Foundation & LA Street Art Gallery, “Back Alley” Los Angeles, CA 2013
Hudson/Linc Gallery, Pacific Design Center, “Arranged Art” 2013
Renegade Art Gallery, “Open Season” Palm Springs, CA 2012
Branded Arts, Branded Arts Building, Culver City, CA 2012
Art Takes Times Square, New York, NY 2012
Divine Design, Beverly Hills, CA 2012
Siren Studios, “Get Art 5” Project Angel Food, Hollywood, CA 2012
Renegade Art Gallery, “soi-ree” Palm Springs, CA 2012
Chronos Art Gallery, “High Society” Los Angeles, CA 2012
New Puppy Gallery Los Angeles, CA 2011
Branded Arts, Smashbox Studios, Los Angeles, CA 2011
Subspace Gallery Project Space, Culver City, CA 2011
Co-Op 28, “Feel Sighted II” Group Show, Los Feliz, CA 2011
BG Gallery - Bleicher/Golightly Gallery, “Feel Sighted” Group Show, Santa Monica, CA 2011
Gallery 939 Los Angeles, CA 2011
Divine Design, Beverly Hills, CA 2011
Siren Studios, “Get Art 4” Project Angel Food, Los Angeles, CA 2011
“Window Between Worlds Art Benefit” James Gray Gallery, Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, CA 2011
Branded Arts, Branded Arts Building, Culver City, CA 2011
Eric Garcetti & Go LA "Arts at the Park After Dark" Barnsdall Art Park Los Angeles, CA 2011
Annual Art and Design Walk-FEM, West Hollywood, CA 2010
Niche LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2010
The Bar: Down The Rabbit Hole-“Re-Psycholing” One Woman Art Show Los Angeles, CA 2010
“Open Call” Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, CA 2010
Live Style Marketplace and Gallery, Venice, CA 2010
“Cigar Box Art Show” 2nd Street Cigar Lounge and Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2010
The Coastal Connection, Hermosa Beach, CA 2010
International Greenshield, W Hotel, Westwood, CA 2010
Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California 2010
“Lights On L.A.” Pershing Square, Los Angeles, CA 2010
Publications
LA Times
Art Nerd
Artillery Magazine
Art Takes Times Square Book Collection
Coagulla Art Journal
Patch.com
Mario’s Art World
Door to Door
ArtCards
Pop Surrealism
The Silver Lake News
Branded Arts
Positive Impact Magazine
Minx Society
WireImage
Sour Harvest
The B Side
Art and Cake
Led Art Workshops / Art Talks
Loft At Liz
Sinai Temple
Los Angeles Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles Shriner’s Hospital
Kaiser Permanente Hospital
Guest Judge at Art Center College of Design
On art panel led by art critic Shana Nys Dambrot at Last Projects
On art panel led by LA Times Writer Deborah Vankin at Gabba Gallery
Shown Along With These Artists
Mark Ryden, Audrey Kawasaki, Retna, Curiot, Nick Walker, Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, Dabs Myla, David Flores, Surge, Miss Van, Luke Cheuh, Cyrcle, D*Face, Tim Biskup , Risk, Mear One, Greg “Craola” Simkins, David Choe, Josh Keyes, Andrew Hem, Bumblebee, Jeff Soto, Sam Flores, Greg Mike, Mad Steez, Yoskay Yamamoto, James Bullough, Beau Stanton, Hebru Brantley, Charlie Edmiston, Colette Miller, Rob Hill, Dallas Clayton, James Haunt, Jonas Never, Josh Everhorn, Baker’s Son, Jose Maradiaga-Andrade, Paige Smith, Robert Standish, UR New York, Hush, Hueman, Jeremy Geddes, Joshua Petker, David Cooley, Craig “Skibs” Barker, Cody Lusby, Jeff Ramirez, Clinton Bopp, John Park, Michael Pukac, Shark Toof, Angelina Christina, Morgan Slade, Angry Woebots, Aaron Axelrod, Rob Sheridan, L. Croskey, Estevan Oriel, Derek Gores, Alan Aldridge, Sylvia Cooper, Airom, Michael Chearney, Nancy Larrew, Alisa Gabrielle, Dave Lovejoy, TM Gratkowski, Olga Lah, Cynthia Minet, Constance Mallinson, Paul Guillemette, Argishti Musakhanyan, Douglas Alvarez, Teri Berman, Daniel Rolnik, Miri Chais, Allie Pohl, Ranj, Zes, Eine, Erik Jones, Adam Caldwell, C215, Carl Cashman, Christine Wu, Drew Young, Ekundayo, Joram Roukes, Ken Flewellyn, Low Bros, Meggs, Nosego, Yosuke Ueno, John Park, Shanna Yates, Adam Builds, Brittany Sega, Hans Walor, Drew Merritt, Tracy Tubera, Ease One, Matt Dimon, Bridget Weiser, Tina Chavez, Rachel Harris, Quam Odunsi, Anthony Williams, Carlos Chavez, Ross Morrison, Elle Dyner, Norm Maxwell, Quentin Thomas, Cary Miller, Cameron Helm, Birdman, Tamara Arroba, Darcy Yates, Luis Valle, Jennifer Korsen, Brett Hammond, Conway Bongo, Molly Gruninger, Seanny McCarthy, Jay Damon, Billy Morrison
Personal Statement
I create false paper cities that will remind the viewer of our fragile world and the man-made environments we create. I rip, tear and cut reclaimed images with purpose. I want the viewer to struggle with the fragility of the paper juxtaposed to the strong, concrete images of a building, person or object that has been printed upon it. Humans and objects can erode and fall apart at any time; it is all paper thin. I utilize two-dimensional reclaimed flat images and force them into a dimensional structure which gives your psyche a sense of movement and depth. I call this: “Structural Collage.” A portion of all my art sales benefits Cancer Research Institute.
Art Review
Born outside of Chicago, Jaime Becker was and is influenced by the buzz and draw of a city and how people relate to their environment. Employing mixed media to inspire and make anew, Jaime Becker’s environmentally conscious collage is complex and graceful. Found objects of discarded material and recycled products texture her three-dimensional pieces and imbue her flat works with false illusions and a lively avoidance. A piece of wood abandoned from a construction site, a kitchen cabinet left for the garbage collector, a vacationer’s post-card that never found its way home reminds us that anything can be art and they all have living breathing stories we know nothing about. Many of these images cannot be pinpointed to specific time or place. They are from everywhere. They are everything. They are a manufactured truth. Becker reminds us that forgotten items, lost to time and the elements, can be both harrowing and sacred. Her art is unrefined, the edges exposed, the feeling crisp.
Jaime Becker is redefining and expanding on what collage means and is taking it to a new level. She brings it out of the one-dimensional plane and carries it past the canvas. Jaime has been greatly influenced by the Impressionist Movement, Cubism and the Dada Movement. She shows the viewer the big strokes of the idea of a cityscape, of a location and of a feeling. A viewer can get dwarfed in the void and the congestion of her art. It is a labyrinth of options of which way to look and which way is up or down. Its perspective is moveable.
Influences
Jaime Becker is inspired by the Impressionist movement with a nod to Dadaism and Cubism. She uses reclaimed objects to build the impression of city environs where people do not make eye-contact with each other. She doesn’t abide by any sense of traditional perspective. Her pieces have multiple vantage points all assembled and sharing the same space.