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Miya Ando, Equanimity (Meditations): Nancy Toomey Fine Art, San Francisco, CA

Past exhibition
8 July - 12 October 2020
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Installation view, Miya Ando, Equanimity (Meditations). 2020. Courtesy of Nancy Toomey Fine Art
Installation view, Miya Ando, Equanimity (Meditations). 2020. Courtesy of Nancy Toomey Fine Art

 

Nancy Toomey Fine Art is pleased to announce an exhibition of works by Miya Ando titled Equanimity (Meditations), on view from July 8 to October 12, 2020.

 

The title of Miya Ando’s Equanimity (Meditations) exhibition evokes mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in difficult situations. For Ando, in this singular time, calm and solace are crucial. Her art encourages the viewer to look beyond appearances and assumes a fresh meaning not necessarily intended at the outset of its creation. “It reminds us of the transitory nature of all things in life,” says Ando. “I’m also interested in drawing people into a slowed-down environment, especially in this current period of uncertainty. These works are inspired by sunrise and the dawning of a new day. My hope is that the experiential nature of the paintings will create an opportunity, or a suggestion, for viewers to become aware of the present moment.”

 

The foundation of Ando’s practice is the transformation of surfaces. In this exhibition, she produces light-reflecting gradients on her metal paintings by applying heat, sandpaper, grinders, acid, and patinas, irrevocably altering the material’s chemical properties. By an almost meditative daily repetition of these techniques, she is able to subtract, reduce, and distill her concept until it reaches its simplest form, conjuring presence from absence.

 

 For Ando, a practicing Buddhist, the paradoxical pairing of metal with spiritual subject matter is intentional. Her art is an exploration into the duality of this material and its ability to convey strength and permanence, yet in the same instance, to absorb shifting color and capture the fleeting essence of light. The paradox inherent in her work–using metallurgy to advance ideas about ephemerality and time–has been beautifully realized in this group of paintings. These new works shift in coloration and offer various perspectives depending on the time of day, seasons, and conditions of a space.

 

Miya Ando’s work has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions internationally at leading institutions including The Asia Society Museum (Houston), The Noguchi Museum (New York), SCAD Museum (Savannah College of Art and Design), Savannah, GA; The Nassau County Museum (New York) and The American University Museum (Washington DC). Her work has also been included in extensive group exhibitions at institutions including The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Arkansas), LACMA, Los Angeles, CA; The Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Germany; Bronx Museum, New York, NY and Queens Museum of Art, New York, NY. Her work is included in the public collections of LACMA, The Nassau County Museum (New York), The Corning Museum of Glass (New York) and The Detroit Institute of Art Museum (DIA), The Luft Museum (Germany) as well as in numerous private collections. Ando has been the recipient of several grants and awards including the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Award and commission for The Philip Johnson Glass House, New Canaan, CT. She exhibited her work in “Frontiers Reimagined” during the 56th Venice Biennale.

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Works
  • Miya Ando Faint Blue Evening Diptych, 2019. Dye on Aluminum 48 x 96 in.

    Miya Ando

    Faint Blue Evening Diptych, 2019.

    Dye on Aluminum

    48 x 96 in.

  • Miya Ando Evening Santa Cruz, 2019 Dye on Aluminum 48 x 72 in

    Miya Ando

    Evening Santa Cruz, 2019

    Dye on Aluminum

    48 x 72 in

  • Miya Ando Full Moon, 2019 Pigment, Urethane, 23k Gold, Mica, Resin, Stainless Steel 48 in diameter

    Miya Ando

    Full Moon, 2019

    Pigment, Urethane, 23k Gold, Mica, Resin, Stainless Steel

    48 in diameter

  • Miya Ando NorCal Light, 2019 Dye on Aluminum 48 x 72 in

    Miya Ando

    NorCal Light, 2019

    Dye on Aluminum

    48 x 72 in

  • Miya Ando Hakanai (Fleeting) 1, 2020 Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum, 24 x 24 in.

    Miya Ando

    Hakanai (Fleeting) 1, 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum,

    24 x 24 in.

  • Miya Ando Peach Yellow, 2018 Dye on Aluminum 36 x 36 in.

    Miya Ando

    Peach Yellow, 2018

    Dye on Aluminum

    36 x 36 in.

  • Miya Ando Red Faint Pink, 2020 Pigment, Urethane, Aluminum 48 x 48 in.

    Miya Ando

    Red Faint Pink, 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, Aluminum

    48 x 48 in.

  • Miya Ando Hakanai (Fleeting) Shift, 2020 Pigment, Urethane, Aluminum 36 x 36 in.

    Miya Ando

    Hakanai (Fleeting) Shift, 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, Aluminum

    36 x 36 in.

  • Miya Ando Nagare Boshi (Shooting Star), 2020 Pigment, Urethane, 24k Gold, Resin, Stainless Steel 24 in. diameter

    Miya Ando

    Nagare Boshi (Shooting Star), 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, 24k Gold, Resin, Stainless Steel

    24 in. diameter

  • Miya Ando Oborozuki (Moon Obscured by Clouds) Faint Green, 2020 Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum 36 x 36 in.

    Miya Ando

    Oborozuki (Moon Obscured by Clouds) Faint Green, 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum

    36 x 36 in.

  • Miya Ando Pink Moon, 2020 Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Stainless Steel 32 in. diameter

    Miya Ando

    Pink Moon, 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Stainless Steel

    32 in. diameter

  • Miya Ando Lavender Blue Green Field, 2020 Dye, Pigment, Resin, Urethane, Aluminum 48 x 48 in.

    Miya Ando

    Lavender Blue Green Field, 2020

    Dye, Pigment, Resin, Urethane, Aluminum

    48 x 48 in.

  • Miya Ando Spectrum Grid, 2020 Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum 36 x 48 in.; 12 x 12 in. each

    Miya Ando

    Spectrum Grid, 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum

    36 x 48 in.; 12 x 12 in. each

  • Miya Ando Hakanai (Fleeting) 3, 2020 Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum 24 x 24 in.

    Miya Ando

    Hakanai (Fleeting) 3, 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum

    24 x 24 in.

  • Miya Ando Purple Green Pink Shift Moon, 2020 Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Stainless Steel 40 in. diameter

    Miya Ando

    Purple Green Pink Shift Moon, 2020

    Pigment, Urethane, Resin, Stainless Steel

    40 in. diameter

  • Miya Ando Dyed Clouds Number 1, 2018 Dye on Aluminum 48 x 48 in.

    Miya Ando

    Dyed Clouds Number 1, 2018

    Dye on Aluminum

    48 x 48 in.

  • Miya Ando New Moon, 2019 Pigment, Urethane, 23k Gold, Mica, Resin, Stainless Steel 48 in. diameter

     Miya Ando

    New Moon, 2019

    Pigment, Urethane, 23k Gold, Mica, Resin, Stainless Steel

    48 in. diameter

  • Miya Ando Kumo (Cloud) Window, 2020 Archival Pigment Inkjet Print on Hahnemuhle Paper 8.5 x 11 in. Edition of 25

    Miya Ando

    Kumo (Cloud) Window, 2020

    Archival Pigment Inkjet Print on Hahnemuhle Paper

    8.5 x 11 in. 

    Edition of 25

  • Miya Ando Unkai (Sea of Clouds), 2020 Archival Pigment Inkjet Print on Rag Paper 8.5 x 11 in. Edition of 20

    Miya Ando

    Unkai (Sea of Clouds), 2020

    Archival Pigment Inkjet Print on Rag Paper

    8.5 x 11 in.

    Edition of 20

Installation Views
  • Installation views, Miya Ando, Equanimity (Meditations). 2020. Courtesy of Nancy Toomey Fine Art
    Installation views, Miya Ando, Equanimity (Meditations). 2020. Courtesy of Nancy Toomey Fine Art
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