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Tess Jaray: New Paintings

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17 February - 1 April 2022 Karsten Schubert London
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Tess Jaray, Solitude I, 2020. Private Collection, UK
Tess Jaray, Solitude I, 2020. Private Collection, UK

Karsten Schubert London presents Tess Jaray: New Paintings, a focused solo exhibition of paintings from the artist’s Solitude series. Seen here together for the first time, they show the visual force of Jaray’s intuitive handling of colour and form. These paintings are an exemplar of the abiding allure of Jaray’s work: condensing a multitude of information and visual influences into utterly reduced and concise forms.

 

Refreshingly vibrant, Solitude IV, Solitude V and Solitude VI (all 2021), feature symmetrical planes of colour set around a prominent central line, creating a sense of optical flux in their respective colourways. These paintings, as is typical in Jaray’s work, at first appear precise and controlled, yet on further viewing alter and shift, engaging the viewer and inviting their participation.

 

Recognised as one of British art’s pioneers of abstract painting, Jaray developed a distinctive style early in her career that gained  critical acclaim among the art world and her contemporaries. First inspired as a student during the 1950s by a trip to Italy, Renaissance painting and architecture remained an enduring influence leading to ambitious paintings and innovative commissions for public artworks of a monumental scale; notably the Victoria Station Concourse and Centenary Square in Birmingham. Although her practice stems from the austere tenets that define geometric minimalist painting, it possesses a playful quality that breaks from the cool objectivity commonly characterised by this genre.

 

It is through an innate understanding of how space is occupied in the physical world that Jaray is able to investigate notions of perspective, depth, and three-dimensionality on the canvas. Moreover, it is this ability to evoke a physical sense of space that belies the absolute flatness of the painting’s surface that has contributed to the longevity of Jaray’s celebrated career and afforded her a singular place among her peers.

 

Opening in February 2022, this is the first solo presentation of Jaray’s new work since Return to Vienna: The Paintings of Tess Jaray at Secession, Vienna in 2021, an exhibition which recognised her family origins, having fled Nazi-occupied Austria for London in 1938.  Tess Jaray: New Paintings at Karsten Schubert London will be accompanied by a catalogue with essay by Wells Fray-Smith. 

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Installation Views
  • Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

    Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

  • Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

    Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

  • Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

    Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

  • Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

    Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

  • Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

    Installation view, Karsten Schubert London, 2022

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Works
  • Tess Jaray Solitude V, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 110 x 91 cm | 43 1/4 x 35 7/8 in
    Tess Jaray
    Solitude V, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas
    110 x 91 cm | 43 1/4 x 35 7/8 in
  • Tess Jaray Solitude VI, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 105 x 91 cm | 41 3/8 x 35 7/8 in
    Tess Jaray
    Solitude VI, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas
    105 x 91 cm | 41 3/8 x 35 7/8 in
  • Tess Jaray Solitude IV, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 110 x 90 cm | 43 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
    Tess Jaray
    Solitude IV, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas
    110 x 90 cm | 43 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
  • Tess Jaray Out of Solitude, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 105 x 91 cm | 41 3/8 x 35 7/8 in
    Tess Jaray
    Out of Solitude, 2020
    Acrylic on canvas
    105 x 91 cm | 41 3/8 x 35 7/8 in
  • Tess Jaray After Solitude, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 142 x 71 cm | 55 7/8 x 28 in (each)
    Tess Jaray
    After Solitude, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas
    142 x 71 cm | 55 7/8 x 28 in (each)
  • Tess Jaray After Solitude II, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 110 x 68 cm | 43 1/4 x 26 3/4 in (each)
    Tess Jaray
    After Solitude II, 2021
    Acrylic on canvas
    110 x 68 cm | 43 1/4 x 26 3/4 in (each)
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Publications
  • Tess Jaray

    Tess Jaray

    New Paintings 2021 Softcover 23pp pages
    Dimensions: 25 x 17 cm
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News
  • Tess Jaray and Rana Begum in Conversation

    Tess Jaray and Rana Begum in Conversation

    Friday 1 April, 10:30–11:30am Read more

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