116. JACOB KASSAY
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| Untitled, 2015Aluminum220,2 × 293,4 × 108 cm |
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Eject, 2015Acrylic on canvas95,2 x 167,6 cm
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IJK (pipe grid, Theatre), 2013Drawing27
× 32 cm
BIO & STEPS
Born:
1984 in Lewiston, NY
Nowadays:
Lives
and works in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Studies:
2005
Bachelor of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Themes and
style:
Jacob Kassay’s practice is concerned with experimental
and conceptual method and making. Hovering between painting, sculpture and
interactive installation, his work is conceived as a response to space. The
arrangement of an exhibition and how his pieces interact with the surrounding
architecture – and ultimately their audience – is key to understanding the
essence of his work. Kassay’s paintings interrelate and form multiple
dialogues: with each other, with the space around them and with the viewer. His
silver paintings, for example, oscillate between absence and presence. Made
using an electroplating technique that references early photography, they are
like blurry mirrors that reflect the world around them. The movement of colours
across their surface, and changes in the light, subtly and continuously alter
the appearance of the works throughout the day. The language of materials is
important to Kassay, who pays great attention to form, surface and physicality.
Although lacking marks that could be conceived as gestural, a close inspection of
his seemingly blank or monotone paintings reveals traces of their making –
small incidental marks, or burnt edges, for example.
Techniques:
His work
is developed in paintings, film and sculpture.
Exhibitions
He has shown his work at Kitchen Distribution in Buffalo, New
York and other venues.
Representative
Galleries:
303
Xavier Hufkens
IN
his own words:
"The
word for rehearsal, in French, is the same word for repetition:
repetition," explains Kassay. "And I thought, ‘well that's
interesting. I work in a very repetitive way. All the paintings are the same
friggin' size: perfect.'"
For
more Information:
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/news/jacob-kassay/