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b. 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 Museum, NY
Contemporary Museum Honolulu, HI
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
San Diego Museum of Art, CA