Artist Profile - Martyn Jones
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Biography
Martyn Jones is a contemporary painter who works from his studio based in Cardiff, Wales, U.K. Jones graduated M.A. Fine Art, at Chelsea School of Art, London and was awarded Junior Fellowship at Bath Academy of Art. Among his tutors were the British artists Patrick Heron and Adrian Heath.Exhibitions for 2018 include a solo-show at Heath Gallery, Palm Springs, CA., Fresh Contemporary Art Fair and London Hampstead Art Fair. Recent exhibitions have included Ffin-y-Parc Gallery, Wales, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, ARAGÓN 232 Barcelona, and Art Fair Cologne. Work has been exhibited widely in U.K., Europe and U.S.A. including the National Gallery of Wales, at the Wales International Centre, and the Chrysler Building, New York. His paintings continue to be sought after by numerous public and private collectors.
Artist Statement
‘My work is descriptive in essence – natural shape and form taken from the world at large. My paintings have been described as capturing a natural ambiguity, but that ambiguity should not be construed as being manufactured in any way. Within each image an open invitation is challengingly presented to the percipient. It is difficult to determine when a painting is finished, but usually I instinctively know when that moment has arrived. I can say more often than not, my paintings finish themselves.’