Faces and Stories: Paintings by Jimi Jones

Feb 20-May 29, 2016
Jimi Jones | WHAT IS BEAUTY – AMERICANS | oil on canvas | 48 x 72” | 2016
Jimi Jones | YOU’RE FIRED! | oil | 30 x 40” | 2008
Jimi Jones | FROM JOHN WAYNE TO LIL WAYNE – WHO IS THE REAL COWBOY? | oil | 48 x 30” | 2011
Jimi Jones | MARTYRS M| oil and acrylic on canvas | 72x 144” | 2008
Jimi Jones | THE SWEET SCIENCE | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | MAD TEA PARTY | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | THE DEATH OF INNOCENTS/INNOCENCE! | oil on canvas | 30 x 40” | 2012
Jimi Jones | NIGHT WATCH | oil on canvas | 30 x 40” | 2009
Jimi Jones | WHY THESE CULTURES? | oil and acrylic on canvas | 6 x 12’ | 2008
Jimi Jones | THE GENIUS OF JAZZ | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | NIGEL BASS | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | S.S. TURNER | oil on canvas | 30 x 48” | 2012
Jimi Jones | AIDEN SIMMS | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | THOM PHELPS | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | CATHERINE MARIE KLEINKE | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | THELONIOUS MONK | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | JOHN COLTRANE | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | THE MONSTER MOVIE AURORA | oil on canvas | 24 x 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | SOMETIMES I JUST WANT TO SCREAM | oil on canvas | 24 36” | 2014
Jimi Jones | PIETA | oil on canvas | 24 x 24” | 2012
Jimi Jones | DAVID | oil on canvas | 24 x 24” | 2013
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Jimi Jones communicates his ideas, feelings, and beliefs through his paintings, many of which explore the tensions of social injustice through war, racism, religious differences, and slavery. When Jones talks about his work it's clear he sees his role as an artist-storyteller. "…if you're thoughtful, constructive and creative in your approach, you can have long-lasting historic impact on other people. That's to me the strength and the art of art." Intimate portraits layered with stories and mural-sized paintings reveal Jones' understanding of the world; "I live through my paintings; they help me organize my random thoughts and share them and myself with others."
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