Salt Water Jetty
An original print by Kent Christensen entitled Salt Water Jetty, 2006, eight color monotype over intaglio copperplate etching, 17.25″ x 17.5″, signed/numbered. Edition: 25
2006
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July 24th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I think Kent’s print Salt Water Jetty is terrific. Every time I walk into the room and see it, I remember going on a family pilgrimage to see Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt Lake in Utah. From Promontory Point, it’s a long drive over horrendous roads (we blew out the tires of our rental car). We wondered if arriving would be a big let-down.
Wow! This earthwork thing really did it for me. I haven’t experienced much art like it that really pushed all my buttons so wonderfully. So then I’m telling relatives in Utah about it, and none of them seemed to know what I was talking about.
Is Spiral Jetty Utah’s greatest art treasure?
September 16th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
This is my favorite project that the Mormon Artists Group has undertaken. Luckily, I was able to see the original in Glen’s apartment when I visited NYC in February. My wife and I really want one but need to pay off some art school loans first. Hope it’s still around. Nice work Kent.
September 20th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
I imgine that this print is for those “in the know” about contemporary art. From the comments above, I am sure that most folks living in Utah don’t know about it. I love the real Spiral Jetty, and I love this print. Seeing this for the first time in this group of works by LDS Artists is surely fun for me as I have taught art at the college level for over 30 years and have refered to it many times. I am a ceramist and use “earth materials” beyond the traditional clay in my works and my students have also been inspired towards installation and earth works as well. I would love to own this print, but as an artist myself, have little money. It doesn’t say how much it costs, unframed? I can frame my own.
September 20th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Casey and Daleene (and others who are in the same boat), Mormon Artists Group has always had a policy to help collectors, particularly those with limited funds. When I first came to New York and wanted to buy art, the galleries were extraordinarily generous to me and let me pay a tiny amount each month. So we extend that kind of service to anybody without interest. We arrange installment payments as low as $25 a month. For artists who want to acquire Kent’s print, let’s talk about bartering. I’d be happy to purchase the prints for you and then exchange your artwork for it. Sound appealing?
October 17th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Nice summary about Salt Water Jetty! I enjoy this point of view.