JESSICA DALVA
Hapax Legomena
May 1 – 31, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, May 1st, 8-11 PM
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.laluzdejesus.com
The term “Hapax Legomena” is used to describe words that only appear once in a text or language, often rendering them untranslatable. Each piece in this series revolves around an individual word, a facet, a unique expression of a part of the complex variety of personal battles we fight. These experiences can be difficult to convey due to the lack of a context to anchor them as well as the inherent gap between understanding and expression. The pieces are singular expressions of an idea, hapax legomena, in that they are representing distinctive concepts, as well as attempting to communicate the untranslatable through the imperfect language of art. The show focuses on one’s relationship with oneself, internal wars, and the entanglements of love. The sculptures are a navigation through fears, moments of clarity and joy, and nightmares.
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- Abyss
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- Abyss detail
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- Barghest, or Look After Me
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- Sift, or Everything Around Her Was on Fire
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- Sift, or Everything Around Her Was on Fire detail
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- Per Aspera Ad Astra, or We Never Lost Sight of the Horizon
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- Per Aspera Ad Astra, or We Never Lost Sight of the Horizon detail
Jessica Dalva‘s third feature exhibition at La Luz de Jesus Gallery is a new approach to her established formula. The work is multidimensional and multi-faceted, but the methods and accomplishment is an all-encompassing progression. So, accept what you know, and expect something extraordinary.
To view the show on the gallery’s website, click here – more images forthcoming
Media friends – for interview opportunities and additional images, contact Reverberations Media.
