Chris Jones

Chris Jones (b. 1975, Preston, England) lives and works in London, England. Jones creates sculptures composed of fragmented images from magazines and used books that are beautiful, terrifying, and exquisitely detailed: a macabre headless horse, a 19th-century stagecoach, a disheveled television set.

 

Jones' work mimics the way we assimilate and process the world, using our own personal histories and memories as a basis for developing new connections. Jones has called upon his own memories through an art historical lens, and viewers are in turn asked to call upon their past to create their own personal stories as they relate to these wondrous pieces.

In the Sunday New York Times review of Jones' 2012 solo exhibition, Ben Genocchio wrote: "No reproduction can convey the experience of encountering this work. It creates its own environment. Inspiring a sense of enchantment and awe. And the feeling persists the longer you hang around."

 

Jones' work is a reminder that everything around us has a deeply embedded history and a multitude of stories to tell - if we pay close enough attention.

 

Chris Jones received an MA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design, London in 2002. Jones was awarded an artist residency at Hudson Valley MOCA (Peekskill, NY) in 2008, followed by a solo exhibition at the museum. Jones has participated in numerous exhibitions throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. Notable museum presentations include the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, NYU, New York; the Oakland University Art Gallery, Michigan; the Prague Biennial; the Manchester Art Gallery; and the Knoxville Art Museum.