Honora Jacob October 4, 2008

Honora Jacob
October 4 – October 29, 2008
Opening: Saturday, October 4, 6-8pm
On Saturday, October 4th, Wally Workman Gallery will be presenting new work by painter and sculptor Honora Jacob. Rich in symbolic imagery, Honora Jacob’s work combines seemingly disparate imagery to explore feminine archetypes found in our contemporary context and their relation to a historical and mythical past. From nests to mathematical notations, her symbolism alludes to questions of feminine duality, intuition, and fertility. Jacob’s technique of thinning her materials with generous amounts of linseed oil allows the paint to drip and flow, simultaneously removing pigment from certain underlying layers and establishing a new outer surface. The effect is both unifying and dissolving. Jacob sees this as an analogue for memory, slippery and sometimes blurred. The bi-level construction of her picture plane is another physical metaphor of memory. A window as well as a vessel is created between the canvas and the plexi glass where a conversation between the past and the present occurs. By forming a collage of references to the essence of the female and the role of femininity drawn from disparate memories, Jacob’s work becomes a manifestation of the contemporary female subconscious.

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