Between Logic and Light: Material and Meaning in Abstraction
Sofie Contemporary Arts, Calistoga, CA
August 23 – November 2, 2025
Between Logic and Light offers viewers a contemplative experience, inviting them to engage with abstraction as a language of perception, memory, and meaning. Through diverse media and personal processes, these artists challenge us to see how thought takes form—and how form can shape thought.
Opening Reception
Saturday, August 23rd
3:30 – 6:30 PM
featuring local musician,
Sharon Hedlund
Wine by Castello Di Amarosa
Ranging from carved stone and translucent sculptural installations to geometric painting and layered collage, the works in Between Logic and Light examines the dynamic intersection of form, process, and meaning. Each artist brings a distinct voice and approach to abstraction—drawing inspiration from sources as varied as architecture, nature, mathematics, meditation, and art history.
Startup Projects and Sofie Contemporary Arts are pleased to present Between Logic and Light: Material and Meaning in Abstraction, a group exhibition featuring six contemporary artists whose practices explore abstraction as both a conceptual investigation and a material engagement. The show is a collaboration between Sofie and Startup Art and is curated by artist and Startup Director, Ray Beldner. The exhibition is part of Startup Art’s curatorial program and it features six Startup alumni artists.
The exhibition includes works by
Jamie Brunson
Arminée Chahbazian
Cynthia Sumner
Delbar Azari
Fernando Carnaúba
Ray Beldner
