Drawing upon cosmic inspirations and a penchant for abstraction, painter Allen Jones applies oil to canvas in compelling fashion, alternating between knife, brush and drip to strike an elusive balance between line, light and color. Layers of paint flare up with powerful zeal, challenging viewers to explore the lush textures carefully rendered within the plane. While negative and positive forces alike compete for significance, Allen puts his imagination to work, refining intense combinations into a sharp connective thread between his vision and the emotions of the viewer. The resulting dynamic centers around the artist’s interest in creating a universal language with his work — essentially, the creation of a transcendental space where all can live and play despite differing philosophies and viewpoints. The result is a series of engaging and enthralling pieces, primed for endless discovery and interpretation.
Allen Jones currently lives and works in Amery, Wisconsin on Lake Wapogasset, where he experiments with light-bending mediums such as metallic paint, spray paint and color-morphing paint.