Jessica Hess
Jessica Hess paints hyperreal portraits of conspicuous corners of cities, intriguing alleyways and tagged-up walls. Through compelling composition and an intensely technical approach to painting she is able to perfectly capture the changing face of urban areas at the dueling hands of neglect, gentrification and, most importantly, the subversive creative expression of graffiti. Through the traditional medium of oil painting Hess seeks to present the beauty of street art through a fine art lens.