Roseanne Jones is known for her striking high contrast black and white photographs of her home city Christchurch, New Zealand. Her images have a strong sense of line and form using shadows and reflections where possible. Roseanne uses interesting angles and viewpoints to get a unique perspective on life’s different subjects.
Roseanne Jones has been exploring Encaustic Photography for the past nine months. Encaustic gives her photography an added element of depth and texture. Roseanne uses a combination of her original photography, encaustic medium, cold wax and oil paint. All works are original, one of a kind pieces of art.
Roseanne Jones has been exploring Encaustic Photography for the past nine months. Encaustic gives her photography an added element of depth and texture. Roseanne uses a combination of her original photography, encaustic medium, cold wax and oil paint. All works are original, one of a kind pieces of art.
About Artist Roseanne Jones
I was born in Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, 1978. My inspiration comes from alternative sub-cultures, fashion & decorative art. Over the past 21 years I have worked with a variety of mediums & materials including; painted paper cut-outs, fabric collages, abstract expressionism paintings and now photo encaustic using my original black and white Christchurch Photography.
I am currently in my third and final year of a Bachelor of Design degree in Photography at ARA in Christchurch.
Fine Art Career So Far 1996 - 2018
22 years of creative evolving!
1996 is when my journey began creating art full-time, as far back as I can remember I have always done art. As a child I use to enter all the coloring in competitions & won most of them. I loved Disney characters and use to draw Donald duck. Art was my best subject at school and it was all I was ever interested in. I believe I was born to be an artist and I have dedicated my life to it. I am a strong supporter of other visual artists also and have recently started my own art collection. If you are an artist and maybe interested in doing a trade, I would love to hear from you! I love all types of visual art.
Sit back with a cuppa and read through my creative progress as a practicing visual artist from where it all began to where I am today.
Kiwiana Paper Cut-Outs 1996 - 1998
I started my art career creating paper collage, cut-out works. My method was drawing the image, painting with acrylic paints on the reverse side then cutting out once dry and gluing selected in shaded pieces on to a black piece of paper. I created stylized landscapes, wildlife designs, geometrical abstract and koru designs. I used fluro and vibrant acrylic paint & glue sticks to glue the work together. Later on these designs became best selling print designs I sold on Gift Cards and as Framed Prints.
Abstract Canvas Cut-Outs 1999 - 2000
Looking for a change from paper, I moved on to canvas. I started with the same technique then I started layering the canvas and building up more texture. I liked to use gold and other metallic colour paints in these works. I started added nylon thread and pieces of fabric for added texture when plain canvas turned a little boring. The canvas cut-out were glued onto a canvas support for presentation and selling.
Abstract Fashion Collages 2001 - 2011
After working sometimes with fabric on the canvas collages, I started taking a keen interest in fabric. My first fabric collage was inspired by Art Deco, it was silver, black & white diamond checkers. Not to long after creating my first fabric work I took an interest in alternative sub cultures and their fashion styles such as Gothic, Lolita, Punk and the Biker Scene. I decided I would sacrifice my old leather biker jacket to make an abstract collage, it turned out to be the start and inspiration of works to come. I then created a few Gothic styled collages using a layered effect with lace & velvet and sometimes mixing with black acrylic paint. Moving onto Gothic Lolita I added lace and frills. Having explored the Gothic theme I decided to create some Punk Rock Abstract works, these works were great to work on, I added plaid, studs, digital print transfers, safety pins, zips and leather.
Digital Photography 2001 - 2012
After starting computer art I bought a digital camera. Once I started taking photos, mainly landscapes I realized I had a natural ability to capture a great composition. I love trees, pathways, park benches and architecture. I am lucky to have been born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand. The scenery is gorgeous! A majority of my photography is b&w as I like to just focus on the composition of the shot. Black & white also works into the Gothic feel and solitude I like to capture.
Digital Collage Art 2001 - 2012
During the time creating the fabric collages I was also designing graphics on the computer. My digital art is created from the same inspiration as the fabric collages - youth subculture fashion & style. Cartoon skulls, love hearts & stars + crosses, bats & typography are the main subject matter. My digital art is available to purchase as fine art print collections through this website + via POD sites for a wide range of fashion accessories & clothing.
Abstract Expressionism Paintings 2008 - 2012
Wanting a break from messing around with gluing fabric, I decided to paint on canvas supports - just paint no cut-outs of canvas or fabric glued on. Always being more of a abstract artist, I decided to work on this subject. I wanted my work to be more meaningful though not just decorative so I decided to add some words and not just any words, words that meant something to me and maybe others. My style and inner voice is – Text Expressionism, a form of Abstract Expressionism. I use my own personal hand writing, creating a contemporary, modern feel. My contrasts include textured / smooth, controlled / loose, light / dark. I use a limited color palette 2 – 3 in each piece. I use a range of painting tools including a palette knife, different size paint brushes, rollers & occasionally I get stuck in with my hands, there’s nothing like feeling like a child again!
Photography 2012 - present
I like creating black and white photographs of my home city Christchurch, New Zealand. My images have a strong sense of line and form using shadows and reflections where possible. I use interesting angles and viewpoints to get a unique perspective on life’s different subjects.
Photo Encaustic 2016 - present
I have been exploring Encaustic Photography for the past nine months. Encaustic gives my photography an added element of depth and texture. I use a combination of my photography, encaustic medium, cold wax and oil paint. I create detail by engraving into the wax using sculptors tools; this inscribed detail enables the oil paint to set into the wax and adds contrast to the work.
Artist in Residence Positions
1998
Shirley Intermediate School. Part-time - twelve months
2001
OSCAR Network. Full time - six months
Art Exhibitions 1998 - Present
1998
End of residency Art Exhibition. Shirley Intermediate
Christchurch, New Zealand
1999
Fifteen – Group Art Exhibition, Space Gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
2000
Seascape - Solo Art Exhibition. Eastside Gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
Wildlife - Solo Art Exhibition. Eastside Gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
Romance on Canvas, Celebrity Art Auction.
The Arts Centre of Christchurch
2001
Illumination – Group Art Exhibition. Creation
Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstraction Art Exhibition. Group Art Exhibition. Cloisters Gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
End of residency Art Exhibition - Group Art Exhibition. Eastside Gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
Mixed Media - Group Art Exhibition. Eastside Gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
2002
Diversity – Group Art Exhibition. Eastside Gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
2004
Rebel - Solo Exhibition. Art Works, Christchurch Arts Centre
Mixed Media - Solo Exhibition. Dux de Lux
Christchurch, New Zealand
Jubilee – Group Art Exhibition. COCA
Christchurch, New Zealand
2005
Gothic Punk - Group Art Exhibition. Creation
Christchurch, New Zealand
2006
Gothic Punk - Group Art Exhibition. Our City
Christchurch, New Zealand
2007
Gothic Punk - Group Art Exhibition. Our City
Christchurch, New Zealand
2008
Gothic Punk - Group Art Exhibition. Our City
Christchurch, New Zealand
2009
Self-Expression - Solo Art Exhibition. The Art Department
Christchurch, New Zealand
2011
Femme d'art - Group Art Exhibition. Artrium Gallery.
Wellington, New Zealand
2013
Endogenous - Group Art Exhibition. Nature: Art + Design.
Auckland, New Zealand
2016
Mixed Media - Group Art Exhibition
Christchurch, New Zealand
The League of Super Artists - Group Art Exhibition. Oxford Street Art Gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
2017
ROUND - Group Art Exhibition. Art On Tyne Gallery (First showing of Photo Encaustic work)
Oamaru, New Zealand
Press & Published Work
Emo Punk Skull, Emo Skull Princess & Skull Patch by artist Roseanne Jones appeared on the set of the HBO T.V. Series "Hung" Episode 5 , series 2.
Awards
Winner of the 2016 Canon Eyecon competition, NZ Tertiary category,
(set of three “Living Room Pathway” Photographs)
Press
View winning entry
Winner of the 2017 Epson/NZIPP Iris Awards, NZ Student Photographer of the Year.
* Silver Award in the Student Category (Claustrophobia)
* Gold Award in the Student Category (Living Room Pathway - image 2 of 3)
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