Sarah Jones

Biography

SARAH JONES (B 1990) IS A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST, WITH A STUDIO PRACTICE IN VIRGINIA. IN HER YOUTH, SHE RECOGNIZED A SENSE OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE ARTS AND CONSTANTLY FOUND WAYS TO CULTIVATE THAT CREATIVE DESIRE. JEROME JONES, HER FATHER AND A TALENTED PAINTER, WAS HER MODEL OF PERFECTION ON THE CANVAS. SHE STARTED HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN THE CULINARY FIELD AS A PASTRY CHEF AND OBTAINED A DEGREE IN BUSINESS, ALL THE WHILE CONTINUING TO TRANSLATE THOSE EXPERIENCES INTO GROWING HER ARTISTIC CRAFT. SHE USES HER KNOWLEDGE FROM HER CULINARY TRAINING TO DEVELOP UNCONVENTIONAL ARTISTIC METHODS AND PUSH THE LIMITS. SHE IS DRAWN TO THE EXPLORATION AND MANIPULATION OF MATERIALS. TEXTURE AND CULTURE ARE WEAVED INTO HER ART THROUGH THE INSPIRATIONS OF HER WORLD TRAVELS AND THE WONDERS OF NATURE. SARAH IS CURRENTLY A FULL TIME ARTIST AND FACILITATES INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS ON PAINTING AND SCULPTING THROUGH VARIOUS PLATFORMS. SHE IS ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT DONATING HER CRAFT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT FACILITATE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Artist Statement

FROM MY CREATIVE VANTAGE POINT, THERE ARE ZERO LIMITS. THE NATURE AND ENERGY OF MY ARTWORK EVOKES A SPIRITUAL AND MEDITATIVE ETHOS. I GRAVITATE TOWARD COMMUNICATING THIS BY FORMING

TEXTURE THROUGH THE USE OF DIVERSE MEDIUMS. MY FASCINATION WITH THE MANIPULATION OF MATERIALS

BRINGS ABOUT CONTINUAL EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY OF BOTH MYSELF AND MY PRACTICE. I DO NOT ALLOW MY ARTISTRY TO BE CONFINED TO ANY PARTICULAR ORDER OF OPERATIONS. INSTEAD, I LET THE ART ITSELF DICTATE THE PROCESS, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO DISCOVER METHODS AND TECHNIQUES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE DELIVERY OF MY VISION.

THE MAKEUP OF MY FIGURATIVE AND ABSTRACT PIECES OSCILLATE BETWEEN ORNAMENT AND DESIGN, ECHOING MY PAN-AFRICAN HERITAGE. MY PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES NOT ONLY OBSERVE THE RAW BEAUTY OF BLACKNESS AND NATURE, BUT ALSO SERVE AS SYMBOLS OF A CERTAIN INNER STRENGTH AND SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS, SOMETHING OF WHICH I FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY IN PURSUIT OF. MY ATTEMPT AT CONNECTING THE THREADS OF BLACKNESS, SPIRITUALITY AND NATURE BRINGS ABOUT PIECES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EVOKE A SENSE OF HARMONY IN ITS PUREST FORM.

Sarah Jones

Biography

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