Known for art that is conceptually based and highly formal, Jesse Amado’s practice occupies the minimal space that hovers between life and art. His work is imbued by the symbolic power of image-making and its formal or stylistic potentialities. One of his recurring themes centers on a precise choice of materials that allow him to transform those into something entirely different, and always with the purpose of conveying the human experience. His work is grounded in his Mexican American heritage, South Texas aesthetics and conceptual practices that are anchored in social realities, history and politics.

"Amado’s works are overall nuanced, ambiguous, yet highly suggestive, allowing him to stray from more conceptually based works like the earlier 1998 Books (Brontë Sisters), in which the artist has entombed or buried two gilded books..." Carla Stellweg in her essay "Tea for Two and Two for Tea" in the exhibition catalog for Jesse Amado & Alejandro Diaz: Double Pleasure

Marble base 22 x 17 x 1"
Jesse Amado & Alejandro Diaz: Double Pleasure, San Antonio, 2020