Artworks are first available to purchase in person at the exhibition held from 4-10 Oct at King George Square.
Online sales will open following the exhibition.
Jesse Jones is an emerging artist and a member of the Brisbane Outsider Artists studio. He works primarily in acrylic, ink, and watercolour. His influences include post-impressionist and surrealist painters and contemporary illustrators such as Ralph Steadman.
Jesse lives with bipolar disorder as well as chronic physical illnesses. Despite having prosopagnosia (face-blindness), he enjoys creating pop art–style portraits and expressing himself through self-portraiture. Much of his work explores themes of health and the body. He aims to challenge ideas about gender and self as well as portray experiences of physical and mental illness.
Jesse divides his time between home and various hospitals. He began painting as creative therapy during an inpatient psychiatric admission.
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This self-portrait in acrylic and ink captures a moment of deep spiritual connection with the universe. Steely Dan fans may appreciate the lyrical reference in the title.