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Joy Taylor US, b. 1952

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    Joy Taylor
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    Joy Taylor’s paintings, sparkling detail, daring composition and luminous color reflect the power of natural forces. 

    "The still life composition of my imagination include a banana and a water-filled glass vase with a flower or two in it as they sit together on a make-believe table in front of a hanging fabric backdrop. Bananas are America’s favorite fruit, and since I eat one most days at lunch time, I am familiar with their fast-moving evolution as they bask motionless in my fruit bowl. Their peels change constantly, indicating their degree of ripeness, from green to yellow, soft brown spotted perfection to black and even purple. Patterns of tiny pale spots expand, darken, and blend together into large blobby maps of ripeness that indicate their inevitable path to decay if left uneaten. This dynamic quality of banana peels is enhanced when seen through the prism of water in the glass vase. Surreal shapes created by visual properties of refracted light in water, enhanced by the the shape of the vase and my love of fantastic forms, all come into play in these paintings. Sometimes the banana exists only inside the vase, trapped inside the composition that can barely contain its dynamic explosion of life forces. " - Joy Taylor

  • Available Works
    • Joy Taylor, Boo-K 1, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Boo-K 1, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Boo-K 2, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Boo-K 2, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Boo-K 3, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Boo-K 3, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Boo-K 4, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Boo-K 4, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Bouquet In A Niche, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Bouquet In A Niche, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Floating, 2021
      Joy Taylor, Floating, 2021
    • Joy Taylor, Ooops (Diptych), 2022
      Joy Taylor, Ooops (Diptych), 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Reflected Banana #12, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Reflected Banana #12, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Reflected Banana #9, 2020
      Joy Taylor, Reflected Banana #9, 2020
    • Joy Taylor, Tulip Mania, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Tulip Mania, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Y & T Leaf, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Y & T Leaf, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Zinnia, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Zinnia, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Hosta, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Hosta, 2022
    • Joy Taylor, Sunflower, 2022
      Joy Taylor, Sunflower, 2022
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  • Exhibitions

    • VIM, a group invitational curated by Shannon Bodrogi
      Exhibitions

      VIM

      a group invitational curated by Shannon Bodrogi 1 January - 11 February 2023
      ZINC contemporary is proud to present a group invitational exhibition curated by Shannon Bodrogi. Entitled VIM , this online exhibition features the artworks of Sofia Arnold | Jackie Bradshaw |...
    • NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO SMALL, a juried exhibition
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      NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO SMALL

      a juried exhibition 1 - 22 August 2020
  • Biography
    Joy Taylor
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    In Joy Taylor’s paintings, sparkling detail, daring composition and luminous color reflect the power of natural forces. The paintings create a world that defies traditional still life, which seeks to isolate, tame, and order the flora of the world around us. In Joy’s work, life is never still. It is exuberant, irrepressible, at times disconcerting and even dangerous in its boldness. The vitality of the forms she creates are her response to the relentless power, exquisite design, and elegant structures that abound in Nature; saturated colors in unusual combinations vibrate, while patterns add to the sense of movement and growth.Her sought-after work has been commissioned by the MTA Arts for Transit Program for multiple public transit stations. She is the recipient of a Pollock/Krasner Foundation grant, and is a NYFA Painting Fellow. Joy Taylor lives and works in Red Hook, New York.
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