ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jason Andrew Hite began his career on his mother's kitchen table at the age of 4 in Akron, Ohio. "Drawing, painting and sculpture have always been my vice. Anything I can get my hands on is cannon fodder for another art piece!", Jason always says. At age 18, Jason obtained a full-tuition scholarship to the Art institute of Pittsburgh where he studied industrial design and completed his Associates Degree in 1998. His fascination with science-fiction fantasy, and film making, lead him to the movie industry in Los Angeles immediately after he graduated. After a short term makeup effects career, Jason became a product designer working for numerous companies like Hasbro, Marvel, and Disney. Recently, Jason began sculpting for and collaborating with artist and writer Clive Barker.

Jason describes how he works in the following paragraph;

"The hour is late, I can feel the dull listlessness of my body begging for rest and relaxation but once again my mind is blazing. A confidence is building within me I did not have before. Night after night I lay in bed unable to switch off my mind. The dark half of me relishes the quiet stillness of the dark room I lay in. The tranquil blackness allows me to focuses on the work that lay ahead of me with the precision of a surgeon about to perform a procedure repeated countless times. I cut into my work with a razor sharp scalpel, unleashing countless ideas and dreams that swim and flow into me like fire. I physically tangle myself in the sheets as instructions from somewhere deep within me impregnate my thoughts. My heart races, thumping at a rhythm that both excites and terrifies me. Images of what I must do repeat and repeat until I am driven to this chair I sit upon. My fingers work feverishly to type out the instructions in my head in an attempt to purge the wicked possession I suffer from. Sometimes after I write-it-out, I can sleep. When the light of day comes I revert to semi consciousness. The day is carried out like an obedient drone slaving for the queen. I collect the tools and supplies I need, summon up my skills as an artist and set upon the daunting instructions given to me from within. This is how I create the sculptures and characters I feel most fond of."

Jason Hite and friend Robert Tomlin in Mala-Kai Prosthetic makeup. October, 1997

Jason Hite and friend Clive Barker. May, 2009