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# Jay DeFeo

(1929–1989)   Painter   United States

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Jay DeFeo was a painter from the United States, best known for *Jay DeFeo*.

## Quick Facts About Jay DeFeo

Born March 31, 1929

Died November 11, 1989

Nationality United States

Profession Painter

Notable works Jay DeFeo

Spouse Wally Hedrick

## About Jay DeFeo

Jay DeFeo was an American visual artist who became celebrated in the 1950s as part of the spirited community of Beat artists, musicians, and poets in San Francisco. Best known for her monumental work The Rose, DeFeo produced experimental works throughout her career, exhibiting what art critic Kenneth Baker called “fearlessness.”

##  Quotes by Jay DeFeo

> [Only by chancing the ridiculous, can I hope for the sublime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-defeo/only-by-chancing-the-ridiculous-can-i-hope-for-the-sublime/)

[Jay DeFeo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-defeo/)

[Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/jay-defeo-98926_hope_only-by-chancing-the-ridiculous-can-i-ho_163414.jpg)

> [There is no such thing as inanimate matter...there is God or divinity in all matter and it is all living energy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-defeo/there-is-no-such-thing-as-inanimate-matter-there-is-god-or-divinity/)

[Jay DeFeo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-defeo/)

[Divinity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/divinity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/jay-defeo-98926_divinity_there-is-no-such-thing-as-inanimate-matt_611454.jpg)

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