Andrea Jones
Visual Artist based in Liverpool, England
ABOUT
I am an artist from Liverpool, England and for the past eleven years I have worked as an art teacher in a prison.
My artwork has featured in the first edition of New Visionary Magazine, 2022 (U.S.A). I have had my artwork featured as the cover artist for the February 2022 edition of Beyond Words International Literary Magazine (Berlin) and my work was also featured within the issue. My artwork has featured in two editions of Pikchur Magazine (U.S.A), Candy Floss Magazine 1st Edition and the Enchanted Edition (U.S.A), Thought Art Magazine (U.S.A), Envision Arts Magazine (U.S.A), Art Hole Magazine (England), July/August Edition and September Edition of Beyond Words International Literary Magazine (Berlin) and the December and January Edition of High Shelf Press Magazine (U.S.A).
I have produced the cover artwork for an American Publisher Allegory Ridge for their latest edition of Archipelago, Volume 3.
I have exhibited my artwork in galleries and as part of The Beatles exhibition in Liverpool.
I was commissioned by Wild In Art, Go Penguins to be a part of an art trail in Liverpool. My artwork was featured on the front cover of Go Penguins Souvenir Guide which sold in Tate Liverpool and featured in newspapers in India and Toronto and has also featured in Go Penguins, A Celebration of Creativity in Merseyside The Official Book.
I have also worked as a promotional photographer for a theatre company based in Liverpool.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I create images through different ways of inspiration from recreating my own dreams, using my imagination whether to tell a story or to enjoy the process of art through being spontaneous. I will often wake up in the night to sketch down the clear visions from my dreams as I can sometimes forget by the morning what I have dreamt about. For me to create art is to step into another world, my world.
One particular style that I work in is based on my alter ego, this is inspired by wanting to be somebody else, taking elements from different people to create new characters, I call these characters my alter ego people. The images are painted in acrylic on canvas or drawn onto paper. I will use photographs from magazines of people or I will ask models to pose for me allowing me to photograph and then print the images allowing me to play about with compositions and scales before producing the final artwork in paint or as a drawing. This is the fun part for me as you never know what to expect and you can see the characters come to life through the paintings and drawings.
I purposefully give the characters incorrect scales to throw your eye out, and create an interest within the composition but in the hope the viewer will take the time to look at the image as a whole and to appreciate the story and the time that has been put into each of the pieces.
Website: modandart.co.uk
Instagram: @andrea_jones_art