Philip Martin Gallery is pleased to present, "Light Falls," the gallery's second solo exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles-based artist, Pamela Jorden. “For me, color is surprising," Jorden notes, "My response to it can be totally visceral and emotional, and this makes it endlessly exciting.”
Pamela Jorden applies paint in directed, pushed and dragged flows, creating markers through active and physical manipulation of materials. Working on shaped stretchers, Jorden pulls, stretches, and incises linen to wrap around convex and concave curves. Jorden often refers to landscape and qualities of light in her work, associating the exposed areas of linen with the color and texture of the sandy soil of Southern California, where she resides.
"My paintings are improvisations, exploring qualities of reflection, energy, movement, magnetism, and light.” Jorden comments. In a recent essay, she writes that each painting begins with a proposition, what she describes as "an impetus to begin or enter.” Propositions are basic building blocks in Jorden's work, similar to those in logic or calculus. A proposition could be a color relation, an applied mark on bare linen, the shape of a given canvas, or the relation between two separate canvases in a multiple-canvas work.
"Another recent inspiration, especially while making this body of work is the improvisational compositions of musicians and sound artists. I’ve recently been listening to interviews with contemporary composers. Sampling, translation, processing, harmonics and dissonance relate so much to how I think about abstraction.” Pamela Jorden’s work allows for associations in an open field in both her making and our viewing, opening up possibilities for consideration and contemplation.
"Light Falls" is on view May 23 - June 22, 2024, with an opening for the artist Thursday, May 23, from 5-8 pm.
Pamela Jorden (b. 1969, Knoxville, TN) received a BFA from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) in 1992 and an MFA from California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA) in 1996. Pamela Jorden’s work was included in the recent group exhibitions, “The Holographic Principle” and "Pocket Universe," and the solo exhibition, “Window Prism Eyes," at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA). Her work recently appeared in "Art and Design from 1900 to Now" at RISD Museum (Providence, RI). Pamela Jorden has had recent solo and group exhibitions at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery (New York, NY); Romer Young Gallery (San Francisco, CA); Brennan & Griffin (New York, NY); Seterah Gallery (Düsseldorf, Germany); Pizzuti Collection (Columbus, OH); Mason Gross Art Gallery at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). Pamela Jorden’s work is included the collections of Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts/University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL); Columbus Museum of Art/Pizzuti Collection (Columbus, OH); Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN); Fidelity Collection (Boston, MA); New York-Presbyterian Hospital (New York, NY); Rhode Island School of Design Museum (Providence, RI). Jorden's work has been written about in numerous publications such as Artforum, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Art in America. Jorden lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Philip Martin Gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday 11-5 and Tuesdays by appointment. The gallery is located at 3342 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles CA 90065. For additional images and information please call 323-507-2037, or email info@philipmartingallery.com.
Pamela Jorden applies paint in directed, pushed and dragged flows, creating markers through active and physical manipulation of materials. Working on shaped stretchers, Jorden pulls, stretches, and incises linen to wrap around convex and concave curves. Jorden often refers to landscape and qualities of light in her work, associating the exposed areas of linen with the color and texture of the sandy soil of Southern California, where she resides.
"My paintings are improvisations, exploring qualities of reflection, energy, movement, magnetism, and light.” Jorden comments. In a recent essay, she writes that each painting begins with a proposition, what she describes as "an impetus to begin or enter.” Propositions are basic building blocks in Jorden's work, similar to those in logic or calculus. A proposition could be a color relation, an applied mark on bare linen, the shape of a given canvas, or the relation between two separate canvases in a multiple-canvas work.
"Another recent inspiration, especially while making this body of work is the improvisational compositions of musicians and sound artists. I’ve recently been listening to interviews with contemporary composers. Sampling, translation, processing, harmonics and dissonance relate so much to how I think about abstraction.” Pamela Jorden’s work allows for associations in an open field in both her making and our viewing, opening up possibilities for consideration and contemplation.
"Light Falls" is on view May 23 - June 22, 2024, with an opening for the artist Thursday, May 23, from 5-8 pm.
Pamela Jorden (b. 1969, Knoxville, TN) received a BFA from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) in 1992 and an MFA from California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA) in 1996. Pamela Jorden’s work was included in the recent group exhibitions, “The Holographic Principle” and "Pocket Universe," and the solo exhibition, “Window Prism Eyes," at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, CA). Her work recently appeared in "Art and Design from 1900 to Now" at RISD Museum (Providence, RI). Pamela Jorden has had recent solo and group exhibitions at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery (New York, NY); Romer Young Gallery (San Francisco, CA); Brennan & Griffin (New York, NY); Seterah Gallery (Düsseldorf, Germany); Pizzuti Collection (Columbus, OH); Mason Gross Art Gallery at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). Pamela Jorden’s work is included the collections of Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts/University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL); Columbus Museum of Art/Pizzuti Collection (Columbus, OH); Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN); Fidelity Collection (Boston, MA); New York-Presbyterian Hospital (New York, NY); Rhode Island School of Design Museum (Providence, RI). Jorden's work has been written about in numerous publications such as Artforum, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Art in America. Jorden lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Philip Martin Gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday 11-5 and Tuesdays by appointment. The gallery is located at 3342 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles CA 90065. For additional images and information please call 323-507-2037, or email info@philipmartingallery.com.
