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Artist Statement:
I love abstract art because it
involves the viewer in the
creation process so
thoroughly! When you look at a
piece of abstract art you make
up what it means - you ascribe
meaning to the piece - and
that is a good thing.
The other thing about abstract
art is that, when it's good,
it expresses something or
things about being human that
gets expressed in no other
way. The same with jazz, my
other passion, as a unique art
form that communicates our
humanity, uniquely!
My current work involves
patterns and symbols -
repetition of color, or shape
or brush stroke or other
technique. It's a challenge,
and that makes it engaging for
me.
Please visit my website:
www.davidjonesgallery.com for
more....
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David Jones Biography:
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Age
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62
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Jazz saxophone |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
deKooning
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Willem deKooning |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I was born in 1948, in Palo Alto, California, home of Stanford University, the Whole Earth Catalog, birthplace of Silicon Valley, the Grateful Dead, psychodrama, the Merry Pranksters and Joan Baez. My family has always been very musical and artistic, as well as scientifically inclined. My father was an aerodynamicist whose hobby was making violins, and my mother was a mathematician, passionately in love with opera and classical music. My two sisters are both classical musicians, one a violinist, the other a pianist.
All my life I have had equal passions for jazz and abstract art.
I've been drawing and painting since I was 12, when I first saw a painting by Jasper Johns. I love abstract art because when it’s good it can put the viewer in touch with who they are beyond their culture, psychology, history or personality.
As an artist I've been greatly influenced by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly and Richard Gayton, my drawing teacher at The California College of Arts and Crafts.
I have sold approximately 600 paintings and drawings, and have taught drawing, painting and color theory for young and old, both in my studio and in public venues. I have taught drawing and painting to youth at risk in the Mississippi Delta and have taught public school teachers how to teach their students art. I have won awards for my paintings and drawings, and my work is in both private and corporate collections around the world. Over the past 25 years I’ve shown my work in approximately 45 one-man and group gallery shows. I have been on the Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Roster of approved artists for grant-seeking institutions.
Samples of my work as an artist can be viewed at my web site, www.davidjonesgallery.com. I welcome your comments on my work. Please email me at dj@davidjonesgallery.com
As a jazz musician I have performed in the New England area, the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in Mississippi. I’ve played with Mississippi musicians Eden Brent, John Horton, Knight Bruce, Raphael Semmes, Donnie Brown and many others. My major influences as a saxophonist have been Dexter Gordon, Charlie Rouse, Stan Getz, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and Gene Ammons. I have lectured on jazz and the lives and times of jazz musicians for both young people and adults.
I live on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi with my wife Liz (an Episcopal priest), my daughter Sarah, Sam the Welsh fairy dog and a mystery cat named Chutney.
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