The focus of my work is failed communication. I am investigating the multiplicity of language and the subsequent disconnect between individuals. Through the use of a decontextualized iconography, I layer meanings in each piece and defamiliarize both myself and the viewer with our modes of communication. With these icons, I restage my personal experiences with miscommunication. I want the viewer’s experience of the work to mimic my own experiences with ambiguous communication: the rise of uncertainty, the obsessive return to analysis, and the desire to unearth true meaning.
Pillow Talk – 2011 – Monoprint 5.75 x 10 inches Pulse – 2011 – Monoprint 5.75 x 10 inches
JON GOUR LEY
www.loungerjoy.com
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born Des Moines, Iowa, 1982
education MPH in Public Health, University of Iowa, 2009; BA in Art, University of Iowa, 2005; BA in Biochemistry, University of Iowa, 2005; BS in Chemistry, University of Iowa, 2005 MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, 2012