Painting 156 (Dunningham Reserve), 2015, acrylic on linen, 153cm x 138cm ●
Painting 155 (Dunningham Reserve), 2015, acrylic on linen, 168cm x 153cm ●
Painting 134 (North Coogee), 2015, acrylic on linen, 71.5cm x 81.5cm ●
Painting 153 (Self-portrait), 2015, oil and acrylic on linen, 82cm x 71.5cm ●
Painting 152 (Self-portrait), 2015, oil and acrylic on linen, 82cm x 71.5cm ●
Painting 145 (Dunningham Reserve), 2015, acrylic on linen, 92cm x 87cm ●
Painting 140 (Dunningham Reserve), 2015, acrylic on linen, 117.5cm x 112cm ●
Painting 149 (From Dunningham Reserve), 2015, acrylic on linen, 117.5cm x 112cm ●
Painting 146 (North Coogee), 2015, acrylic on linen, 117.5cm x 112cm ●
Painting 148 (From Dunningham Reserve), 2015, acrylic on linen, 117.5cm x 112cm ●
Painting 151 (Ingo), 2015, oil and acrylic on linen, 117.5cm x 112.5cm
Painting 150 (Ingo), 2015, oil and acrylic on linen, 117.5cm x 112.5cm ●
Paintings from Coogee
Olsen Irwin, Sydney
26 August - 13 September 2015
Paintings from Coogee
Over the past decade or so, Alan Jones has been interested in ideas that surround notions of identity, as ‘people and place’ have become reoccurring themes in his work.
In 2014, Jones and his young family moved to Coogee. Jones chooses to take a personal approach to subject matter. In ‘Paintings from Coogee’, he has chosen to use Coogee beach and the parkland of Dunningham Reserve at north Coogee as the starting point and inspiration for this new series of paintings. His unique self-portraits suggest a time for personal reflection whilst simultaneously inviting the viewer to bring their own perspective to the painting. Self-portraits can be seen in the forms of two small black and white heads - textured craniums poised above the landscape, the artist placing himself into his environment.