Created by John Clement, "Jelly Bean" was in the second installment of the Art in Roanoke (AIR) temporary exhibition from September 2010 to March 2012."Jelly Bean" is the first work in a series of at least eight that “focuses on the surface and color of the work as much as the form and gesture. The series utilizes the color of candies and the works are named accordingly.

About the artist:
John Clement is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and studied at the School of the Visual Arts in NYC. His studio in Brooklyn (Firehouse Studios) is in a restored fire station. He describes his sculptures as “three-dimensional realizations of imaginary forms. Check out more of his work in his Instagram at johnclementstudio

About AIR:
Since 2002, the City of Roanoke has designated 1 % of funds for certain capital projects to purchase or display art in the city. The program is overseen by the 19-member Council-appointed Roanoke Arts Commission. Art for Everyone, the city’s first public art plan, was adopted by the City Council in 2006.

AIR is a project of the City of Roanoke’s Percent for Art Program, established to provide public art in city neighborhoods and public places to reflect the community’s vibrancy and heritage.

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Information was obtained from documents by the Arts Council of the Roanoke Valley.