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San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

November 7 - February 21, 2010

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560 South First Street San Jose, CA 95113
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Manifold Theodora Varnay Jones, Transparency #32, 2007, paper, graphite, pigments, acrylic polymer and wood structure 32 X 43 X 2 3/4 inches
The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) presents Manifold, a solo exhibition by postminimalist sculptor and installation artist Theodora Varnay Jones. Manifold will be on view from November 7, 2009 through February 20, 2010. The installation in the ICA’s Focus Gallery provides visitors with a unique opportunity to see the breadth, depth and evolution of Varnay Jones’ work over the past thirty years. Comprised of two-and three-dimensional works including drawings, constructed works and re-conceptualized ready-made pieces, the exhibition reflects the artist’s systematic exploration of repetition, form and material. A public reception will be held on Friday, November 6th from 6pm to 8pm. By using opposing media such as paper and rocks, fiberglass and beeswax, clay and gauze, Varnay Jones creates objects infused with a palpable tension between the conflicting nature of the materials and the equilibrium of their carefully balanced compositions. The resulting forms are open-ended and ambiguous, while also evoking concepts related to invisibility, emptiness, memory, perception, and time. The Artist’s careful layering of translucent and transparent materials traps light within her works, creating restlessness between what is revealed and what is concealed within the multiple layers of each piece. The objects often reveal subtle hints at their hand-made quality despite the precision of their construction.