Nebula
Jared Betts
15ft x 40ft
Latex paint, spray paint and oil pastel
2018.
Nebula, Jared Betts
In 2018, Nebula was commissioned by the Province of New Brunswick for the Le Marais and Antonine-Maillet Schools in Dieppe as a pilot project as part of the Public Art Policy for New Brunswick. This represents a government investment of $20,000. The piece is now part of collectionArtNB.
The artwork is a multi-colored abstract painted mural. Motifs include stars, leopard print, abstract shapes, lines and hibiscus flowers. According to Betts, the stars represent stars in the sky, but also shine to brighten the children’s day throughout school. The leopard print is symbolic of 1980s fashion, as well as being a joyful print. The hibiscus flowers celebrate growth of the students as they learn and go through school. The blue flower reflects the color on the exterior of the building. Betts also referenced
the colours andsymbols of the Acadian flag.
Artist Jared Betts with Nebula“I aim to rethink the very parameters of contemporary painting, and my work touches on many pertinent and pressing concerns around the practice of chromatic mark making, and how these relate to artistic ideals in the 21st century.” – Jared Betts
Artist Bio
Jared Betts is a Moncton-based contemporary visual artist and a graduate of NBCC, Alberta College of Art and Design, and NSCAD University. Jared has taken part in several artist residencies, from the land of fire and ice in Iceland, a castle in Ireland to spending half a year in the jungles of Costa Rica resulting in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Costa Rica. Most recently, he gave an artist talk at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, completed a 100-foot mural in Halifax sponsored by Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery and exhibited at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.