(°1955, USA)
Much of her work involves the transformation and/or re-contextualization of a familiar thing (i.e.: a skirt, a baseball, a pansy). This "shift" has the potential to unlock meaning latent within the object. She transforms “the familiar” to create situations that become springboards for the viewer to consider many relationships, contradictions and possibilities. Concepts of repetition, similarity and difference are directly engaged as well as scale changes, unlikely materials, use and context. Humor is embraced, and she believes, as Man Ray did, that it is the best communicator. Formalism is undermined by subjective content and apparent contradictions abound in the work in terms of materials or presentation. Jo aims to work the gap where everyday life and culture overlap.
John Phillips
67 1/2" X 41 1/8" X 5/8"
Archival Lambda photographs 1/4" Face-mounted to Museum Grade UV non-glare acrylic and 1/8" Dibond aluminum.
66 3/4" X 39 3/4" X 5/8"
Archival Lambda photographs 1/4" Face-mounted to Museum Grade UV non-glare acrylic and 1/8" Dibond aluminum.
14.5" X 14.5" X 3.5" (4 units each 7" X 7" X 3.5")
cast epoxy, Flashe acrylic
cast epoxy, Flashe acrylic
dimensions variable - each unit 10"x 13"x 6 1/2"
The mold for this piece was made from a form created by injecting expanding foam into a rectangular balloon. It size is based on a 15" monitor.
9' 10.5" X 5' 4.5" X 5/8"
Archival Lambda photographs 1/4" Face-mounted to Museum Grade UV non-glare acrylic and 1/8" Dibond aluminum.
40 Texas dipper gourds, 40 drum heads, water, 40 acrylic pans, steel, paint
The hollow gourds were filled with water each morning. Throughout the day they each dripped onto the drum heads below (3 different tones) creating a rhythmic sound/time piece that evolved as day progressed.
clepsydra (Greek): A timekeeper operated by means of a regulated flow of liquid into or out from a vessel where it is measured.
MIGRATION (color) 1997
STOP AND GO (color) 1997
UP AND DOWN (color) 1997
7 unique frame forms of varying dimensions, editions of 5
cast epoxy resin, enamel
These pieces were cast from clay forms. The forms were produced by massage therapists applying various massage techniques to clay surrounding a rectangular template.
Commissioned by the Chicago Transit Authority for the platform at 47th St.
72 Laser-cut cast acrylic sheets, aluminum frames
The subway station was designed in the 70’s by Skidmore, Owing and Merrill. Laser cut cast acrylic sheets were mounted in aluminum frames and suspended under the skylights to utilize the existing light, both natural and artificial, producing an ever-changing experience as you walk along the train platform. The design of the installation utilizes the vocabulary of the existing structure both in form (grid) and in material (acrylic), while adding colorful organic repeating patterns. The drawings were produced by doodling - as one might do while killing time waiting for a train. The initial inspiration for this piece was the shifting patterns and shadows encountered while walking along a tree-lined street.