archived news | july 2009

Paintings by Russell Jones

20th July 09

Creative Future presents

Unleashed

paintings by Russell Jones

July 20 - July 31
Private View 6pm July 22
@ Brighton Media Centre Gallery
15 -17 Middle Street, BN1 1AL

Russ Jones started painting when he was a small boy, then when he was seventeen he went to study Art in Swansea west Wales after which he continued painting. Then in 1986 he had his first one man show of acrylic paintings and pen and ink drawings and Celtic designs in central  Cardiff. After this he moved to Germany and continued working mostly in acrylic and oils. After another solo exhibition in Stuttgart he returned to England where his work flourished.  After a symposium in 1995 in the summer in Berlin, he had another one man show in the winter again in Berlin, but returned to England disillusioned after the debacle and subsequently suffered a massive nervous break down. After hospitalization he attended  a mental health day centre  where he started  painting and working in ceramic. In the following couple of years Russell's work was exhibited in the Brighton Arts festivals.
In 2007 Russell started his positive affiliation with “Creative Future” and they supported him and successfully exhibited some prints in a small exhibition called ”the tight modern” which took place near the “Palace Pier” on Brighton’s sea front. “ Creative Future” secured a prime place in the homeless magazine “The Big Issue” a print of a painting in 2008.
Russ Jones continues to paint although, through chronic depression and schizophrenia, he often finds it difficult to work creatively.
In 2007 Russell published for the first time two books by a small London based publisher “Chipmunka”, a horrific autobiography with poetry and prose. His third book is nearing completion.
Russ Jones influences come from many different areas and esoteric sources ranging from the Surrealists, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Ramedios Varo, Francis Bacon, Ernst Fuchs, Bob Vanosa, H.R Giger and others. His aspirations are to keep working and exhibiting and to eventually publish a book of his Paintings.
Russ Jones AKA Ronelly continues to be creative, if it’s not Painting or Writing or composing Music, experimentally or otherwise The Work Goes On!