#jaynelson

New floors at JoPro! After 12 years we finally had to cover the tired old OSB even tho I kinda loved it . . We have a stellar summer group show up with a sweet solo exhibit of watercolor drawings by Jay Nelson in the back gallery . . #rachelkaye #jaynelson #alexanderkorigirad #korigirard #mattkleberg #johanssonprojects (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwEkdWhH1V/?igshid=95m010thta6v

So many goodies in the gallery right now! Artist reception June 7. We will be open 12-8pm this Friday for Summer Selections group show in the front gallery and a solo show of Jay Nelson’s watercolor drawings in the back gallery. . . . #codyhoyt #jaynelson #mattkleberg #alexanderkorigirard #blaiserosenthal #benjamimterry #rachellebussières #rachelkaye #matthewffisher #craigdorety #johanssonprojects (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTRKZKhG9s/?igshid=sjen4j6z46bz

In Jay Nelson’s prodigious body of built work there is always the dare for the viewer to see from a new perspective. To inhabit what he calls new ‘structures for seeing’. A Honda Civic, as a perspective. A treehouse, as a perspective. A backyard. The dare in “Making Lands” is to inhabit Nelson’s quiet nights after putting his children to sleep through watercolor drawings. And to take up that part calm, part strung out, part meditative – and all monochromatic blue – perspective. . . . “Making lands” with @jay opens this Friday June 7 @johansson_projects in back gallery open 12-8pm . . . #jaynelson #johanssonprojects #makinglands (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQ9k5XhUds/?igshid=lyr533285941

We’re thrilled to present Jay Nelson @jay at this October’s Mercado Sagrado— . Architectural forms carry an immense weight in our lives—on the most basic level they provide us with a safe place to rest and think but they also determine the way we interact with each other and create a frame for the outside world. Artist and builder Jay Nelson knows that the pieces of a structure can be arranged an infinite number of ways and believes those arrangements make us who we are. Jay will bring one of his mobile camping structures, and, along with a slideshow of his work, will be discussing how he considers the different pieces of a structure—how these parts are arranged and what they represent. A window, for instance, is a way of directing a person’s gaze toward a view or an idea. Furniture can be used to influence interaction with a space, an artwork, or another person. A roof and walls encourage privacy, intimacy, and inwardness. Lighting draws the gaze. Jay uses structures to direct an experience. . Jay Nelson is an artist and builder whose work has been featured in exhibitions at Bolinas Art Museum, the Berkeley Art Museum, the Oakland Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, and various galleries around the country and world. He has commissioned work for the Oakland Airport, Mollusk Surf Shop, Patagonia, and Vissla. Jay has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times Style Magazine, Surfer’s Journal, Juxtapose, and San Francisco Bay Guardian. He received his MFA from Bard College in 2008 and his BFA from California College of the Arts in 2004. . Saturday, October 13, 1pm . . . #jaynelson #mercadosagradoexperience #indoek #organicarchitecture #surfmobiles #mobilecamping (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoLANdnAO7C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1db59xl6ag05k

Byron to Sydney

@jay nelson imagined and built this magic in our backyard 💫 so honored . #johanssonprojectswest #jaynelson #homeoffice #johanssonprojects #playspace #treehouse (at Mount Sutro)

Running from the Sun

Jay Nelson's magic in progress. #jaynelson @jay #homeoffice #playspace (at San Francisco, California)