Nicholas Jones is a Melbourne based sculptor who uses books and printed paper to create incredibly involved artworks which question the manner in which books are ‘read’. The ‘Tower of Learning’ is Jones’ first solo exhibition in Sydney which includes wall and table artworks.
‘The closed cover, the turned page, broken spine, serial form, immutable text, revealing heft, distinctive formats, handy size…’ As we become less reliant on books for the storage of information, we release them for other uses, particularly aesthetic. Paul Duguid ‘Material matters: The past and futurology of the book 1996
Nicholas Jones is a Melbourne based sculptor who uses books and printed paper to create incredibly involved artworks which question the manner in which books are ‘read’. The ‘Tower of Learning’ is Jones’ first solo exhibition in Sydney which includes wall and table artworks.
Jones transforms discarded books by folding, tearing and sewing the leaves to highlight the poetic nature of the book as sculptural form. As historical phenomena, books have reflected the evolution of mankind despite new technologies, and remain steadfastly both the solver of the riddle and the creator of the labyrinth.
Jones has a Graduate Diploma of Education from Melbourne University, a Master of Fine Art from RMIT and a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Victoria College of the
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