Oliver C Jones (born 1985 in Shropshire, UK) is a contemporary British artist known for his large-scale photorealist chalk pastel drawings. His work is most fundamentally concerned with flesh, in particular how its image exists and how it is interpreted in society.[1]
Oliver C Jones | |
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| Born | 1985 Shropshire |
| Education | Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art) |
| Notable work | Love the Skin You’re In, Divine |
| Style | His large-scale, photo-realistic pastel works of art aim to question society's notion of flesh |
| Website | http://www.olivercjones.com/ |
Jones graduated in 2008 from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design with First-Class Honors.[2] Shortly after graduation, Jones was the winner of the Best of UK competition at SaLon Gallery, London, earning a place in the UK's Future Greats show.[3] In 2010, Jones was shortlisted for the Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture for his work Georgina, which featured 'an optical illusion in which a girl's face was upside-down and the eyes and mouth were flipped up the right way.'[4] His work was also featured in the BBC2 show Show Me the Monet.[5] Jones was shortlisted for the Young Masters Art Prize 2014 and awarded a Highly Commended Prize.[6]
In his debut 2014 solo exhibition Love the Skin You're In, Jones 'explored society's obsession with perfect skin'[7] and the exhibition included a portrait of his young daughter with plastic surgery marks covering her face titled Designer Baby.[8]
Jones is the Co-Founder of A3 Project Space Digbeth, Birmingham, UK which supports contemporary artists and hosts residencies in collaboration with mac birmingham and Turning Point West Midlands.[9]
Jones is represented by Los Angeles-based gallery GUSFORD.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Oliver C Jones". www.olivercjones.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Oliver Jones | GUSFORD | los angeles". gusfordgallery.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Oliver Jones Challenges His Audience to Look for Beauty in Our Imperfections - Life In LA". Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "The Threadneedle Prize for painting and sculpture | Features | Culture | The Independent". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "BBC Two - Show Me the Monet, Series 2, Episode 7". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Oliver Jones work awarded Highly Commended Prize at Young Masters | GUSFORD | los angeles". gusfordgallery.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "'Love The Skin You're In' Series By Oliver Jones Looks At Society's Obsession With Perfect Skin". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Birmingham artist's exhibition on display as part of Digbeth First Friday - Birmingham Post". birminghampost.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "A3 Project Space". a3projectspace.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "GUSFORD representing British artist Oliver Jones | GUSFORD | los angeles". gusfordgallery.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.