Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence

Edited by Erin Dziedzic Contributions by Matthew Jeffrey Abrams, Barbara Calderon, Iris Colburn, Elizabeth Kirsch and Courtney J. Martin. The first comprehensive look at the nearly seven-decades-long career of contemporary Mexican American artist Virginia JaramilloOver the course of her career, Virginia Jaramillo (b. 1939) has forged a pathway to exploring ideas and concepts of space through abstract paintings and handmade paper works influenced by her myriad interests including physics, the cosmos, mythology, ancient cultures, and modernist design philosophies. This beautifully illustrated volume demonstrates that despite having been historically excluded from the canon of American abstraction, Jaramillo has made profound contributions to the field.Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence documents more than 60 works including early paintings that pushed the depth of the painted surface to its very limits; her innovations in the centuries-old practice of handmade papermaking; and