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Tess Jaray

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b. 1931, United Kingdom

Examining the geometry of pattern, repetition and colour within her surroundings, Tess Jaray has explored painterly perspective for more than five decades. Jaray focuses on producing the illusion of space, using perspective to create a field of spatial paradox that equates to distance and closeness in the mind. In many of her works the area of pattern is contained by a strong, grounding background colour, thereby controlling the movement of the forms.

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Tess Jaray (b. 1937) was born in Vienna, Austria and moved to the UK in 1938. She currently lives and works in London. Jaray studied at Saint Martins School of Art and Design, London (1954–57) and later at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1957–60).

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Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Tess Jaray, New Paintings at Karsten Schubert London, United Kingdom Closed 17 February–1 April 2022 Tess Jaray New Paintings
Contemporary art exhibition, Tess Jaray, Return to Vienna at Vienna Secession, London, United Kingdom Closed 19 February–11 April 2021 Tess Jaray Return to Vienna
Contemporary art exhibition, Tess Jaray, From Piero and other paintings at New Art Centre, Salisbury, London, United Kingdom Closed 23 January–3 May 2021 Tess Jaray From Piero and other paintings
Contemporary art exhibition, Paul Cezanne, Tess Jaray, Paul Cezanne: Drawings | Tess Jaray: Roundels at Room 2, Soho, London, United Kingdom Closed 15–30 September 2020 Paul Cezanne, Tess Jaray Paul Cezanne: Drawings | Tess Jaray: Roundels
Contemporary art exhibition, Tess Jaray, From Outside: Tess Jaray at Karsten Schubert London, United Kingdom Closed 27 February–12 May 2019 Tess Jaray From Outside: Tess Jaray
Contemporary art exhibition, Tess Jaray, Tess Jaray at Sotheby's S|2, London, United Kingdom Closed 24 November 2017–26 January 2018 Tess Jaray
Contemporary art exhibition, Tess Jaray, Into Light at Marlborough Fine Art, London, United Kingdom Closed 25 May–17 June 2017 Tess Jaray Into Light

Recent Artworks

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Solitude VI by Tess Jaray contemporary artwork painting
Tess Jaray Solitude VI, 2021 Acrylic on canvas
105 x 91 cm
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Solitude IV by Tess Jaray contemporary artwork painting
Tess Jaray Solitude IV, 2021 Acrylic on canvas
110 x 90 cm
Karsten Schubert London Contact Gallery
Out of Solitude by Tess Jaray contemporary artwork painting
Tess Jaray Out of Solitude, 2020 Acrylic on canvas
105 x 91 cm
Karsten Schubert London Contact Gallery
After Solitude by Tess Jaray contemporary artwork painting
Tess Jaray After Solitude, 2021 Acrylic on canvas
142 x 142 cm
Karsten Schubert London Contact Gallery
After Solitude II by Tess Jaray contemporary artwork painting
Tess Jaray After Solitude II, 2021 Acrylic on canvas
110 x 136 cm
Karsten Schubert London Contact Gallery
Solitude V by Tess Jaray contemporary artwork painting
Tess Jaray Solitude V, 2021 Acrylic on canvas
110 x 91 cm
Karsten Schubert London Contact Gallery
Towards Tower series by Tess Jaray contemporary artwork works on paper, drawing
Tess Jaray Towards "Tower" series, 1980 Pencil on graph paper
41.9 x 59.3 cm
Karsten Schubert London Contact Gallery
Study for 'Always Now' by Tess Jaray contemporary artwork works on paper, drawing
Tess Jaray Study for 'Always Now', 1981 Pencil on graph paper
41.4 x 57.5 cm
Karsten Schubert London Contact Gallery
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Tess Jaray In Ocula Magazine

Artissima 2021: Artist Highlights Ocula Insight Artissima 2021: Artist Highlights By Stephanie Bailey, Turin

Ocula Magazine features a selection of artist highlights from the 28th edition of Artissima.

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Tess Jaray’s Incomparable Abstraction Goes Back to Italy Ocula Feature Tess Jaray’s Incomparable Abstraction Goes Back to Italy By Stephanie Bailey, Turin

Four works from Tess Jaray's seminal Serpentine survey are being brought together for Artissima by Karsten Schubert London.

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Tess Jaray In Related Press

Tess Jaray’s From Piero and Other Paintings — shadows of the masters Related Press Tess Jaray’s From Piero and Other Paintings — shadows of the masters 9 February 2021, The Financial Times

Tess Jaray's From Piero and Other Paintings —shadows of the masters. Rachel Spence writes her response to From Piero and other paintings, Tess Jaray's solo exhibition at the New Art Centre, Salisbu

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Charley Peters: ‘Painting, Writing, Abstraction and the Spaces In-between: In Conversation with Tess Jaray’ Related Press Charley Peters: ‘Painting, Writing, Abstraction and the Spaces In-between: In Conversation with Tess Jaray’ 26 April 2019, Instantloveland

Using the Art Deco building of the Barber Institute, designed by Robert Atkinson and built between 1932—1939 as a Foundation for the works, the paintings extend Jaray’s ongoing contemplation of archi

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Shapes Are Held In Tension: A Conversation With Tess Jaray Related Press Shapes Are Held In Tension: A Conversation With Tess Jaray 13 June 2017, Forbes

There’s a physical quality to Tess Jaray’s paintings that comes through even in digital reproductions. Scrolling through an email containing images from Into Light, an exhibition of her work open at

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Tess Jaray In Publications

The Art of Tess Jaray The Art of Tess Jaray Texts by Richard Davey, John Stezaker, Alison Wilding, and an interview with the artist by Alister Warman
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