My work is usually an extension of my obsessive tendencies in one way or another. Much of my work is motivated by politics, social commentary, or history and serves as a sort of outlet for the obsessive studies of these things. I like artifacts and old things, and this interest combined my interests in things of the past usually results in unique and intriguing compositions.
About the Artist
Jacob Fertig was born in the late 1980's in the coal filled mountains of West Virginia. He grew up entertaining himself through the making of his art. He graduated from Winfield High School in 2005, and went on to study Art Education at West Virginia State University where he graduated in 2012 with a Bachelors of Science in Education. He is currently a teacher with Kanawha County School and was an organizer, strike boss, and activist in the 2018 West Virginia teachers strike. He serves as a member of the executive board of AFT-Kanawha, and owns a business: Fertig Productions, which focuses on the production of his animation, painting, artwork, etc.