jaydefeo:

“The off-kilter symmetry reminds me of a Rorschach test. But with this image DeFeo gives us a glimpse into her mysterious language of form, instead of words. It is the type of image that makes me want to write a letter to the artist, to know her quiet thoughts, to speak her language. Dear Jay, there is mystery in the way you point us toward connections that cross form and material and object. It is the beauty in the way the constellation of sandpaper dots across the shell speaks to the pattern in the background.”

—Lara Schweller, Coordinator, Community and Access Programs, The Museum of Modern Art