Untitled abstract Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

he continues to experiment

I use painting’s sacred position on the wall to suggest an uncanny relationship to the form of the mirror

With their powerful ribbon-like configurations

Untitled abstract Philadelphia Museum of Artb. 1961, Pasadena, CA Beginning his career as a photorealist then shifting primarily to abstraction, Jay Kelly explores the relationship between randomness and calculation in his work. Each image is deceptively simplistic and ordinary, but then refuses to resolve into a static design that can be identified at a glance, compelling the viewer to stop and think about the impact of symbols. SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS British Museum, London, UK Brooklyn