Jones' eccentric compositions where wondersome silhouettes emerge from the depth of the canvas capture the eye. No beginning no end - journeys paused in the stream of time – taking hold of us. Dazzling frottages from heavenly planes, powerful and beguiling, strike a chord with our deepest inner being.
After carefully mixing her egg tempera paint and applying it one layer at the time, Jones’ herself transforms into a living brush. She tosses and hovers the coloured liquid with her naked body, creating otherworldly abstractions. Whatever happens on the canvas, she is the tool executing a mysterious mission. While her method gives the impression of being forceful the opposite applies, tenderness and intuition dominate her doings. Jones’ confesses that she spends a lot of time as viewer of her own work, examining what she has created but not seen at the moment of making.
Joanna Jones lives and works in Dover. Her work has been shown in art institutions and galleries worldwide.
Joanna Jones, ‘Body of Colour 1’, 2017, egg tempera on canvas, H1900 mm x W1700 mm
Courtesy and ©Joanna Jones and Renée Pfister 2020.
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