We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Michelle Jones Torn #6

warter-based oils on canvas

167 x 137 cm

A dual narrative exists within my work. One story explores painting’s historical legacy and its relationship with photography. The other narrative stems from the content of my paintings: thoughts about consumption, man’s manipulation of the environment and the contradictory nature of life.

Torn
Torn between good and bad
Light and dark
Beauty and decay
Abstraction and reality
Nature and artificiality
Pleasure and pain
Life and death
Torn

- Michelle Jones