Jeremy E. Mayer Bio

The work of Jeremy Mayer has, over the past 20 years, unfolded from a fascination with the relationship between the micro and the macro; this inspiration is manifest in his work viscerally, philosophically, physiologically, and sociologically.
Having no formal training, Mr. Mayer has utilized skills learned in such varied fields as package design, stained glass restoration, and working with established sculptors on public art. He has created an iconoclastic body of work that ranges from sculpture using resin and disassembled typewriters to hyper-realistic drawings borne of ruminations about the future of consciousness in relation to technology.
Mr. Mayer stresses the importance of quality of materials used and attention to detail that resonates with each work. His larger sculptures can take up to 1,200 hours to complete, and the drawings (often done with use of CAD and 3D modeling programs to assist in constructing each figure before hand-rendering) can take up to 200 hours.
Mr. Mayer lives and works in Tahoe City, CA.

Selected Solo Shows

2006- MICRO/macro- Rhino Studios and Gallery, Issaquah, WA
2005- New Work-Rhino Studios and Gallery, Issaquah, WA
2002- “Posthuman Pretense”, North Tahoe Arts, Tahoe City, CA.
1997- “Typewriter Assemblage” University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA.
1991- “Drawings” Addi Gallery, Tahoe City, CA.

Selected Group Shows

2006- “remoteviewing 3” Squaw Valley, CA
2006- MICRO/macro- Rhino Studios and Gallery, Issaquah, WA
2005- “Familiar Patterns” Rhino Studios and Gallery, Issaquah, WA
2005- “Social Distortion”, Rhino Studios and Gallery, Issaquah, WA
2005- “remoteviewing 2” Tahoe City, CA.
2004- “remoteviewing” Tahoe City, CA.
2001- “Member Sculpture” North Tahoe Arts, Tahoe City, CA.
1997- “Deconstructions”, Artifacts, Iowa City, IA.

Commissions

2000/2001- “nude II” Collection of Todd Agulnick. Full-size human figure made from typewriter parts, microprocessor, sensors, and servos. Truckee, CA.
2000- “nude I” Collection of Robert Bernard, Tahoe City, CA. Half-scale human figure made from typewriter parts and clear casting resin.

Corporate Collections

1997- Watts Communications, Milwaukee, WI. Full size human figure made from typewriter parts. Private collection of Watts family.
1997- University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA. Grasshopper made from typewriter parts.