The Beauty of Life and Death II

Jaylen Pigford
Presented in partnership with Ivester Contemporary

The Beauty of Life and Death II is Jaylen Pigford’s second solo exhibition of paintings at Ivester Contemporary. In this latest series of work, Pigford carefully places familiar symbols that he has referenced throughout his career within colorful but unknown settings. Pigford appoints two protagonists; plants and skulls, as he contemplates the balance of life and death. He argues the inevitability of death should inspire us to appreciate the beauty of life, and rejects a focus on fear.