I am being filled
from the inside out
by a great void.
A vast emptiness
covered by the thin skin
of identity.
© Jill Joy 2016
Emanation, oil on canvas, 48x60"
Jill Joy, Emanation, oil on canvas, 48x60"
art collector
The Power of Emotions to Transform - Exhibition Postponed due to Illness...Stay tuned while we reschedule /
Emotions are a dicey proposition. We need to experience and understand them in order to grow and heal. At the same time if we allow them to overwhelm us, we can get into trouble. Repression, on the other hand, is just as bad leading to stagnation.
Jill Joy - Dissolution - oil on canvas - 60x72"
In this work, which I create on an as needed basis to cope with strong feelings, I have allowed myself a constructive way to feel and process my emotions: Giving them life and expression, but not allowing them to overwhelm me or anyone else. And in the process a dynamic piece of art is created that, having transformed me, has I believe, the power to transform the viewer.
Jill Joy - Divertere - oil on canvas - 36x36"
Off To A Great Start @Jill Joy Gallery! /
Thanks to all of you who attended the Grand Opening of the Jill Joy Gallery in January. My gallery and work were well received by the LA press and we got two great write ups so far! Read on for great quotes, press links and more news...
We Choose Art, Los Angeles, CA "These pieces are fierce, evoking images of nature, change, the natural world and the spiritual world, and incorporating elements of surrealism, minimalism, and abstract expressionism…There’s a sense of emotion that seems to move off the canvas and directly at the viewer." More
Diversions LA "Enlightenment, karma, yoga, reincarnation – these are all elements in Joy’s work, which swirls with a kind of visual music filled with color and light; an orchestrated series of emotional crescendos." More...
Consciousness is on view by appointment through Feb 13. Please contact the gallery to see the show. Our next exhibit, Emotion, opens on Feb 20 with an reception from 6-8pm.
Jill Joy Gallery Grand Opening - Jan 16 5-9pm /
Please join me in celebrating the realization of a 25 year vision with the opening of my new art gallery in Los Angeles!
Join me for my grand opening on Sat Jan 16 from 5-9pm at 6124 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 90048
Letter to Gallery X /
Here's a little window into my worldview...daily operation of working towards greater representation....
Dear Curators,
Enclosed please find a CD containing images of recent paintings from my Consciousness Series. I am seeking representation at your gallery and appreciate your taking the time to view my work.
Jill Joy, Wave, oil on canvas, 57x69x2.5”, 2014
This series of paintings, Consciousness, represents the culmination of 20+ years of spiritual and artistic exploration. Deceptively simple and subtly complex, like consciousness itself, they represent awareness of thought, emotion and human experience in a greater field of love. This work ties individual, inner experience to the external, physical world and as such communicate a mystical reality. Executed in a meditative trance, they become meditative objects, contemporary mandalas. In addition to the paintings there are a series of poems that accompany the work. If you are interested please let me know and I will provide them. I have included one example in this package.
A wave.
has crashed through my life
Separated me
from what has tormented me
and sustained me
I sit here in the silence
in the receding tide
Wondering.
what will become of me
© Jill Joy 2014
I’m happy to answer any questions or provide you with any additional images or information. I would be extremely pleased and honored to be represented by your gallery. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Jill Joy
Jill's Artist Statement /
My art is an expression of the unseen worlds of spiritual and emotional energy and their interplay as the individual soul evolves towards a higher state of consciousness.
Jill Joy - Aftermath - oil on canvas - 48x60" available through Wall Street Fine Art Gallery, Ponte Vedra, Florida http://wallstreetfineart.gallery/
As a very young child, I was keenly aware of the paradox of death. By my early twenties, enlightenment was a stated goal of mine. All of my work is a record of the evolution of consciousness. The laboratory available to me in this study is that of my own mind, body and emotions.
My personal growth and spiritual evolution inspire my work as does my proximity to the ocean and especially the horizon.
Lately I’ve been finding more and more connection between the inner and outer world as I dissolve the boundaries of my ego. I am at heart a mystic; my work is spiritual and emotional experience made material.
Each body of work on this website is an investigation into this transformation:from my earliest work, The Soul of Memory, through my most recent, Illumination. A series specific statement is included on the webpage for each series and gives more detail about the specific exploration undertaken by each group of paintings.
Not Just A Pretty Face #art #contemporaryart /
In addition to being an artist, I am a budding art collector. My fourth purchase of original art just arrived by UPS. I was so excited when I saw the package was from the Lois Lambert Gallery in Los Angeles. Some of you may know I've switched to being a full-time artist from corporate marketeer, so I could ill afford, really, to buy a piece of art. But I was cold calling galleries in November and I saw this photograph, it immediately spoke to me and I had to have it.
Tamar Levine - What A Life #5 - Digital Photograph - 1/15 - 2014
The fall had been a tough time to say the least. My on again off again relationship was off again at the end of the summer, this time permanently I believe. There were other things going on in my life that were difficult, hard choices to move my creative life forward at the expense of material security among other things. Those close to me were experiencing hardship and uncertainty. All of which had me feeling adrift.
When I opened the box I was moved to tears. Because emotionally this photograph is right where I am at. I thought to myself, this is the pure purpose of art, to make us feel. Because when we allow ourselves to feel, we become whole. We heal. It also helped me accept life. This is life after all. We sometimes feel adrift. We are constantly challenged. It never ends. We reach one pinnacle, only to find another calls our name. This photograph and the photographer also made me feel as though I was not alone. It pointed me to our shared humanity. Which is such a gift these days in an isolated world of sole proprietorship, telecommuting and social networking rather than face time.
One of the good things that happened this fall was finding an art gallerist in Florida who really seems to understand my work and what it is about, the drive for conscious evolution and spiritual healing toward enlightenment. The first step to transcending where we are is to acknowledge where we are and to feel.
"I want to encourage people to experience feelings and memories that they have lost touch within the course of their lives. If for one moment in an individual’s day they can step away from the confines of the structure of their life and indulge their eyes and minds in a work of art, perhaps they can reconnect with a part of themselves or of the world that might otherwise be forgotten." - Jessica Salameh, Wall Street Fine Art, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
That's what Tamar Levine's photograph does for me. Like the model, it brings me right beneath the surface of the ocean of my mind and plunges me into feeling. So yes, when buying art we sometimes want it to make us feel good and we sometimes want it to match the wall color or the couch and harmonize our surroundings. But that is not the most powerful purpose and application of art. Helping us drop into the ocean of our subconscious experience is. Thank you Tamar Levine for allowing me to know myself.