Statement for Infinite Games

These paintings embody a call and response rhythm that gets set up between making a mark and then listening for the next move. A visual arithmetic ensues.  I am interested in the possibility that paint might record fluctuations of consciousness in an animated and open-ended way. To that end, I impose no pre-conceived order on the paintings, which can feel like painting without a safety net. Imagery floats in like a dream. I am also drawn to the ways in which color surprises and delights.

Bio

Born and raised in New York City, Jessica Gandolf has lived in Portland for 33 years. She received her BA from Oberlin College and her MA from Brooklyn College where she studied with Lois Dodd and Lee Bontecou. She received an NEA Regional Fellowship in Painting in 1994. She has been awarded residencies at MacDowell (twice), at the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, Hewnoaks, Vermont Studio Center and Cummington Community for the Arts. She has been a Lecturer at Bowdoin College and Bates College. She has exhibited across the country and at several venues internationally.