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Jonathan Jones

 

Jonathan Jones 'untitled (posts) 2' 2013 wood, natural pigment, fluorescent tubes and fittings, electrical cable; dimensions variable; installation view Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria; Image reproduced here with the permission of the artist.

Jonathan Jones 'untitled (oysters and teacups') 2012, oysters and teacups, dimensions variable, installation view Cockatoo Island, Sydney; commissioned for the '18th Biennale of Sydney: all our relations'. Image reproduced here with the permission of the artist.

Jonathan Jones 'untitled (burra)' 2012 fluorescent tubes and fitting, electrical cable; dimensions variable; installation view Cockatoo Island, Sydney; commissioned for the '18th Biennale of Sydney: all our relations'; Image reproduced here with the permission of the artist.

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Jonathan Jones 'untitled (square)', 2013 powder-coated steel, fluorescent tubes and fittings, electrical cable; 157 x 157 x 7.5 cm; edition of 6; installation view Tim Melville Gallery, Auckland; photograph Kallan MacLeod and Tim Melville Gallery, Auckland. Reproduced here with permission of the artist.

Selected links:     

"Throughout my practice, I have been interested in developing work that explores relationships—relationships between community and the individual, personal and public, object and environment, historical and contemporary"  Jonathan Jones, unDISCLOSED. For more- see the link below. 

A link to the artist's website

Jonathan Jones to create major new public art work for Kaldor Public Art Projects, ABC ARTS, 2014. This story includes a 30 second film with the artist discussing his proposal to re-create the historic Garden Palace in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden to mark the 45th Anniversary of John Kaldor Public Art Projects. Included in the story is an image of the original Garden palace and Jones' sketches for the new work. 
This link takes you to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia, page on Jonathan Jones. There is a biography and a link to the work NAA (TO SEE OR LOOK), 2015 which is part of the permanent collection. 
Jonathan Jones, unDISCLOSED, 2nd Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery of Australia. This page considers Jones's installation and light works and specifically his work Lean-to, 2012. 

Jonathan Jones: Afraid of the Dark, Art Collector Issue 42, October - December 2007

This is an older article but worth exploring as it provides a detailed outline of Jones career and development as an artist. It also considers his use of materials and notes the many of his early successes. 

 

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You need to be a member of VADEA NSW and log in to the members section to download this education resource made for the 2013 conference On Track. The education kit includes key words and definitions, an interview, and an outline of a unit of work for Stage 5 or 6 students. 

 

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Kaldor Project artist Jonathan Jones to raise Garden Palace from the ashes, April 7th, 2016 SMH article by Daisy Dumas. Jones is the winner of Kaldor Public Art project 32, and his work will line the entire former perimeter of the Garden Palace- which in 1882 burnt to the ground. Jones plans to fill the space with scattered earthenware shields covering an area of 19,000 square metres. 

Jonathan Jones & Cockatoo Island - Dialogue for the Future, 2012, The Avant/Garde Diaries, 4.30mins.  This film considers Jones's work for the18th Biennale of Sydney, 2012 explores Sydney Harbor’s largest landmass, Cockatoo Island, as a collision point of colonial and indigenous cultures. 

STUDIO Art Break: Jonathan Jones, 2012, 3.03mins. Artist Jonathan Jones reflects on Aboriginal History at Cockatoo Island with the two installations he created for the18th Biennale of Sydney, 2012.

This is the Kaldor Public Art Project page announcing Jones’ ambitious idea, titled barrangal dyara (skin and bones) as the winner of the compeition Your Very Good Idea, 2015.  The work will be constructed in 2016 and is described as a re-imagination of the historic Garden Palace which stood in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, in the 19th century.  This site has many images that bring the planned work to life.  

 

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Guardian Australia article by Monica Tan, Tuesday 20th Oct, 2015. Indigenous people of New South Wales struggle to gain access to the wood, shells, emu eggs and possum skins necessary to their culture, the artist says. Jones discusses his new work Guguma Guriin and restrictions when gaining access to country and materials. 

 

 Framing Questions:

  • Light has been an important element in Jones practice. With reference to two of the artists works, account for the ways Jones has used light to convey meaning. Students can refer to the structural and cultural frames here. 

  • Ask students to imagine that they work for the Kaldor Public Art Projects team running Your Very Good Idea. Write a press realease announcing that winner of the competition as Jonathan Jones and account for the reasons why his work barrangal dyara (skin and bones) impressed the selection committee.

  • Site specific works are three dimensional artworks created for a particular location. These artworks often interact with and/or reference the site. They can be indoors or outdoors. Discuss two site specific artworks by Jonathan Jones and explain how they interact with and reference the site.

  • Jones uses materials in symbolicly, often he intends for the materials in his works to communicate multiple meanings. Annotate two of his works with references to materials and layers of meaning. 

 

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