Mr. Jones and Me

Texas artist Otis Jones "combines multiple materials--both fine art and industrial--to produce nonrepresentational, meditative colorscapes. Intricate fields of color comprise layer upon layer of mixed media that have been built up, sanded down, painted, marked or otherwise manipulated. By continually adding and removing surface elements, the artist exposes the compositional...

By Noah W. Bailey

February 19, 2009

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Texas artist Otis Jones "combines multiple materials--both fine art and industrial--to produce nonrepresentational, meditative colorscapes. Intricate fields of color comprise layer upon layer of mixed media that have been built up, sanded down, painted, marked or otherwise manipulated. By continually adding and removing surface elements, the artist exposes the compositional strata, and thus a visual history of the work's evolution. The result is an invitingly tactile matrix of color, texture and line that becomes its own inclusive object." If you're wondering what exactly all that means, we're really no help, but we can tell you it looks a little like plywood. Catch Otis Jones: New Works Mondays through Saturdays through March 21 at William Campbell Contemporary Art, 4935 Byers Ave. in Fort Worth. Call 817-737-9566 or visit williamcampbellcontemporaryart.com.
Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Starts: Feb. 14. Continues through March 21, 2009

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