Gavin Jones holds a MFA from Elam, and is acclaimed for his work which explores process, colour and materials.
Thought from the artist:My use of printing techniques in combination with painting allows me as a painter to distance myself from the western tradition of painting whilst initiating and maintaining a personal dialogue with painting's heritage.
This type of methodology allows me to work directly out of my own experience. As part of this practice I employ the use of imprints or rubbings so that I can sample aspects of the painting as it occurs, repurposing them in other works. It is through repetition that I assign the memory of these incidents to technical procedures which in turn give shape to the paintings pictorial form. I have come to refer to this process as acquired knowledge
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Gavin Jones