Fog and Ice
Fog and Ice, 2013
30 × 22 inches
39-3/4 × 31 inches framed



Fog Belt, 2014
Fog Belt, 2014
30 × 22 inches
39-3/4 × 31 inches framed



Winterland, 2014
Winterland, 2014
30 × 22 inches
39-3/4 × 31 inches framed



Arc Boutant, 2014
Arc Boutant, 2014
30 × 22 inches
39-3/4 × 31 inches framed



Lodestar, 2013
Lodestar, 2013
30 × 22 inches
39-3/4 × 31 inches framed



North West Passage, 2013
North West Passage, 2013
30 × 22 inches
39-3/4 × 31 inches framed



Snowball Effect, 2013
Snowball Effect, 2013
30 × 22 inches
39-3/4 × 31 inches framed



Signal Cell, 2013
Signal Cell, 2013
30 × 22 inches
39-3/4 × 31 inches framed



 Andrea Way: Off the Grid: Works on Paper

Brian Gross Fine Art is pleased to announce an exhibition of works on paper by Andrea Way, on January 8, 2015. On view will be eight mixed media drawings that explore the concepts of development and evolution through systematic map making and linear patterns. Through intricate layers of abstract networks, Way builds dazzling arrangements that perfectly balance structure and beauty. Off the Grid will be on view through February 28, 2015.

Continuing to explore rule-based drawings of interconnecting marks and configurations, Way now turns her attention exclusively to black and white. Removing the complication and distraction of color, Way is free to focus on the foundation and reduction of her incredibly complex formations. Way begins each drawing with a distinct pattern, letting the boundaries of the paper dictate the direction of her lines, eventually building upon itself, both revealing and sometimes concealing the record of her activity. Small circles and subtle contours echo the exquisite complexities of a cellular network or elaborate maze. This unfurling of unforeseen shapes and syncopated rhythms create a delicate harmony of methodical intent and spontaneous discovery.

The natural world inspires and informs Way’s intuitive compositions, like the rings on a tree or the veins in a leaf, each interaction of a line or shape assembles to form a complex and unique entity. And much like flourishing organic systems found in nature, Way’s drawings exemplify the elegant interplay between precision and fortuity. Way states, “I enjoy working in a way that relates to how life evolves, and how nature works. The combination of a plan or code or formula, on the one hand, with accidents or unplanned activities, on the other, is a natural way of having an ebb and flow.”

Andrea Way received her B.A. from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN in 1971. Way, who divides her time between Washington D.C. and the Bay Area, has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States. She is represented in the public collections of the Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI; Achenbach Foundation, Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, CA; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., among others. This is Andrea Way’s fourth solo exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art.