A talk by the artist Peter Ashton Jones
The Eye of The Blackbird and Some More Recent Paintings, and Possibly
Some Older Ones
March 18th 6.30pm
Peter Ashton Jones talks about the ideas that lie behind the
paintings from his last solo show, The Eye of The Blackbird, which was inspired
by a poem by the great American poet Wallace Stevens. It is likely that this
talk could extend into a range of related issues to do with contemporary
painting and its relation to history. Either way, this talk will be, fundamentally,
about painting in the twenty-first century and questions are welcome.
Like many painters Jones has had to support his practise
with part-time work: Jones was the curator of The Nunnery Gallery from
2000-2004, Arts Director of Limehouse Arts Foundation from 2004 to 2006, and in
2007 he co-founded the painting magazine Turps Banana with Marcus Harvey. In
2012 he established and is currently a co-director of the Lion and Lamb
Gallery. Alongside the above, Jones has curated numerous exhibitions in
commercial and ‘project’ galleries in the UK and in Europe.
Location: Bermondsey Project
Ground floor screening space
46 Willow Walk
London SE1 5SF
http://bermondseyproject.com