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Council on Foreign Relations, Washington D.C.
January 30, 2012The Council on Foreign Relations in Washington D.C. has acquired these three pieces.
SF Art Enthusiast
December 5, 2011Coverage and installation pictures of ‘Fold. Color. Limn.’ by SF Art Enthusiast.
http://sfartenthusiast.com/2011/12/meridian-gallery-prajakti-javayant-fold-color-limn/
Press Release: Fold. Color. Limn.
December 3, 2011Meridian Gallery is proud to present the first major survey of the work of Bay Area artist Prajakti Jayavant, curated by John Zarobell, former curator at SFMOMA.
“Jayavant’s work is a complex constellation of artistic ideas rendered immediate in the flesh. Her painted works on paper are folded and cut, torn and trimmed. Approaching this work requires an open mind because it is not illustrative but provocative. The paintings refer to so many objects we might have seen before and they evoke thoughts and sensations but finally stand alone. They play by their own rules, creating a universe through overlapping forms and complementary colors. These objects enter our space and take up our minds. Most of the works on view have been produced in the past two years but a few were made earlier and provide context on the artist’s development. In addition, this exhibition marks the release of the limited edition, hand-made artist’s book STORY (2001/2011), which supplements the mute expressiveness of the paintings with voice and spins strands of language into an interior narrative.”
- John Zarobell
Drawing for Djerassi
April 14, 2010
Each resident at Djerassi is asked to leave an artwork after their stay.
Here’s mine, shown still stuck on the studio wall. I foraged through the wood burning stove that I was tending for some materials.
Materials: Kindling debris, soot, used matchsticks, and gesso on paper.
Dimensions: 11 in. x 8.5 in.
Date: 2010
Detail of drawing for Djerassi
April 14, 2010
No need for charcoal pencils when soot is present and plentiful.
Page in The Last Book
January 18, 2009
A quick installation pic of my image in ’The Last Book,’ a project by the incredible Luis Camnitzer.
Location: The National Library, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Print Edition for Jancar Jones Gallery
October 10, 2008
Prajakti Jayavant
Untitled (JJG #3), 2008
offset lithograph on paper
18 x 15 inches
edition of 100, signed/numbered
Press Release: Jancar Jones
October 10, 2008
JANCAR JONES GALLERY 965 MISSION SUITE 120 SF CA 94103
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prajakti Jayavant October 10 – November 8, 2008 Opening, Friday, October 10th, 6-9pm
The Jancar Jones Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibit by San Francisco-based artist, Prajakti Jayavant. The exhibit will include Jayavant’s characteristically sculptural paintings on paper and will coincide with the release of a print, in an edition of 100. Starting with single sheets of paper, Jayavant layers paint and medium on top of crimps and cuts, repeating, applying pressure, and then repeating to create beautifully dynamic three-dimensional forms. At times mimicking bent metal, she implies solidity through her meticulous and time consuming process, all the while maintaining a strong connection to the physicality of drawing and an indebtedness to the minimalist canon. As she notes, “These materials, tools, and actions constitute my vocabulary/language of drawing. My work is in dialogue with Lucio Fontana’s sculptural interpretation of the drawn mark, Ellsworth Kelly’s exploration of space and shape, Robert Ryman’s use of painting to convey objecthood, Richard Tuttle’s interplay of dimensions, and Agnes Martin’s engagement with beauty and sensation. Though I situate this body of work in the arena of drawing, my interest involves the questioning of a work’s function as both an object and as a drawing.” For her installation, Jayavant will work with the geography of the gallery space to create an intimate setting for her work that is conducive yet somewhat atypical of her work’s usual gallery presentation. Prajakti Jayavant was born in Cleveland, Ohio and received her MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 2001. Her work has most recently been included in exhibitions at Meridian Gallery in San Francisco and The Drawing Center in New York.
For more information please contact Eric Renehan Jones or Ava Jancar at info@jancarjones.com or visit www.jancarjones.com. Gallery hours: Thursday – Saturday, noon – 6pm and by appointment.
Opening reception with fellow artists Dean Smith and J.John Priola.
