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Artist Statement:
As an artist I am fascinated
with the basic scientific
principle that energy is
neither created nor destroyed.
Energy changes form from
potential energy to kinetic
energy and back. I explore
the threshold of change; when
potential energy becomes
kinetic energy. That energy
exists in the creative process
of art making as well as life.
That tension that makes us
hold our breaths in
anticipation and the release
into eventual movement is the
potential and kinetic energy
we encounter in everyday life.
My works strive to capture
these forms of energy that
exist in all of us. I use
multi-media including mirror,
wood, metal, stained glass,
and paper on top of silky oils
to achieve a sense of texture
and contrast that creates
tension. I also use shapes,
lines, and color vigorously
applied to achieve a sense of
movement and fluidity. If the
potential energy of my idea
can move someone to feel an
emotion then that is the
kinetic energy of life derived
from art. If a work can
convey that sense of energy to
the observer then the piece
has done its job.
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Artist Galleries:
I am currently represented by
the Paul Engle Center for Arts
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. For
more information please see my
exhibitions section. ...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Trimark Physicans Group, Fort
Dodge, Iowa, USA. "Wavy
Gravy" was pruchased for
display in an exam room in the
pulmonology department.
"Kill Geppetto" is currently
on loan to Trimark Physicains
Group and is being displayed
in the Central Billing Office
in Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA....
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Commissions:
Five paintings don in 2006 and
2007 were commissioned and are
now on display in the homes of
private collectors....
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Exhibitions for Abby Jones:
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Abstract expressionist painter Abby Jones will showcase her latest works at a gallery opening at the Paul Engle Center For Neighborhood Arts, 1600 4th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, on Saturday, April 4th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public. The Paul Engle Center is handicap-accessible. For more information, call (319) 366-1836.
The artist will be on hand to discuss her work and creative process.
Jones, who studied under artist Hugh Lifson, professor emeritus at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, also cites the paintings of fellow abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock and Steve Joy as influences on her style. "Their works inspire me because they are raw and energetic," Jones said.
Abstract expressionism can be defined as a style expressing the artist's ideas or sensations in a manner that, at first glance, appears to be a random, spontaneous application of paint.
"The idea that abstract expressionists merely splatter paint on a canvas and call it art is really a stereotype," said Ron Adkins, Paul Engle Center board president. "I look at a Pollock or a Mark Rothko and see an intent, a motivating energy -- at least on a subconscious level. That same energy is present in the works of Abby Jones."
"I am fascinated with the basic scientific principle that energy is neither created nor destroyed," Jones said. "Energy changes form, from potential energy to kinetic energy and back. I explore the threshold of change -- when potential energy becomes kinetic energy. That energy exists in the creative process of art making as well as life."
Examples of Jones' paintings can be seen online at www.myspace.com/abbyjonesart, and at http://abbyjonesart.mosaicglobe.com
The Paul Engle Center for Neighborhood Arts is housed in the former Hladky's Grocery, and is named after Cedar Rapids native Paul Engle, an early director of the University of Iowa Writers Workshop and founder of International Writing Program at the U of I. His work with that program earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In his memoir, A Lucky American Childhood, Engle attributes his time working as a soda jerk at Hladky's Grocery as the start of his writing career. The Paul Engle Center seeks to honor the writer's ideals of creative expression and unconditional inclusion by operating as a meeting place, community resource, art gallery, and performance space.
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