Jen Stark illuminates the ordinary into sublime works of high art and at the age of 24, she is already building her reputation on the streets of Europe. Young and nearly broke, she swept her eager eyes across the aisles of the nearest art supply store in Paris only to find that her meager savings from Miami couldn’t compete with the rising value of the euro and high cost of living. So what does she do? She grabs the cheapest materials she could find–think remedial grade school art lessons–sheets of brightly colored construction paper.
This young street artist from Miami became an art phenomenon overnight through the varied use this cheap, accessible medium. Her story is a very inspiring tale of how low meets high art. Check out the interview above by ArtStreet on WLRN South Florida.
