That Blessed Hope
Acrylic On Canvas
31"x25"
Ruin Is In Everything We Do
Acrylic And Fringe On Canvas
16"x14"
A Dark Day Fo rAmerica
Acrylic On Canvas
25"x16"
Apocalypse Now
Acrylic On Canvas
30"x30"
EVAN JONES
Evan Jones draws heavily on the visual language of America, especially the Deep South. He likens his paintings to an antique market, in which objects are juxtaposed without consideration for their original meaning or context but rather for their aesthetic qualities. By bringing together varying and disparate references and ignoring their original meaning, Jones presents them on the equal plane of the canvas as a kind of visual archive. In this way, his subjects can be considered in a new way, having been distilled by paint.
Jones was born and raised in Cashiers, in the mountains of North Carolina. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from SCAD Atlanta and has exhibited throughout the United States. In 2017 Jones’ work was included in the annual publication New American Paintings South. His work was chosen a second time for inclusion in New American Paintings/South, 2020 edition.