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EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT ~ We are thrilled to present ๐ฏ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ / ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฉ, ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐โs second solo exhibition with the gallery, opening to coincide with the 6th edition of London Gallery Weekend.
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๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ-๐ด ๐ฝ๐บ
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In his most recent body of work Kelly is looking at painting as a spatial entity, linked to the geometric underpinnings of the cosmos. In a nod to sacred geometry, he uses shaped canvases, mainly variations of crosses and circles with interlocking arcs, semicircles and waves formed by pulsating lines that feel discovered rather than painted, emerging from multiple layers of colour whose order seems indistinguishable.
Experiencing these paintings, we canโt help thinking of celestial bodies and a cosmic, universal order; Kellyโs luminous lines, unconfined by the shapes around them, seem to extend beyond the surfaces and even the gallery walls hinting at a vastness of time and space that is simultaneously wondrous and incomprehensible. And yet, these works feel familiar, intimate and very much part of our world here and now.
Where Kellyโs earlier work relied on recognisable symbols and motifs or figures that resembled ancient deities to examine structures of shared human experience and belief, this body of work feels autonomous, occupying the space at the intersection of spirit and matter. Through distinctly human proportions and gaze, cosmic order becomes personal iconography, liberating and reinforcing, looking both beyond and within.
Stripping away idols and symbols reveals a physicality and vulnerability that makes interconnectedness even more profound: what is left is nothing and everything, a pulse that is only made meaningful through the presence of love.
โ๐๐ค๐ซ๐, ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จโ
_ Dante Alighieri
@jonathankelly_
The exhibition will be accompanied by a text by Ben Street
@thebenstreet
#jonathankelly #ioneandmann #painting #artnews #londongalleryweekend @londongalleryweekend
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โจ SAVE THE DATE for the Opening Reception โจ
๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ-๐ด ๐ฝ๐บ
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In his most recent body of work Kelly is looking at painting as a spatial entity, linked to the geometric underpinnings of the cosmos. In a nod to sacred geometry, he uses shaped canvases, mainly variations of crosses and circles with interlocking arcs, semicircles and waves formed by pulsating lines that feel discovered rather than painted, emerging from multiple layers of colour whose order seems indistinguishable.
Experiencing these paintings, we canโt help thinking of celestial bodies and a cosmic, universal order; Kellyโs luminous lines, unconfined by the shapes around them, seem to extend beyond the surfaces and even the gallery walls hinting at a vastness of time and space that is simultaneously wondrous and incomprehensible. And yet, these works feel familiar, intimate and very much part of our world here and now.
Where Kellyโs earlier work relied on recognisable symbols and motifs or figures that resembled ancient deities to examine structures of shared human experience and belief, this body of work feels autonomous, occupying the space at the intersection of spirit and matter. Through distinctly human proportions and gaze, cosmic order becomes personal iconography, liberating and reinforcing, looking both beyond and within.
Stripping away idols and symbols reveals a physicality and vulnerability that makes interconnectedness even more profound: what is left is nothing and everything, a pulse that is only made meaningful through the presence of love.
โ๐๐ค๐ซ๐, ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จโ
_ Dante Alighieri
@jonathankelly_
The exhibition will be accompanied by a text by Ben Street
@thebenstreet
#jonathankelly #ioneandmann #painting #artnews #londongalleryweekend @londongalleryweekend
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