Julian Jamaal Jones’ work presents a gentle upheaval of his own experience, enlarged and veiled by his use of abstraction. He manufactures abrupt tapestries; colorful, abstract, gestural, and immediate. 

 

Julian called us from his front porch in Indianapolis, Indiana. It must have been the very early days of December, and he was only wearing a sweater. 

 

For Julian, artistry appears to be an imminent thing. From cakes and pastries to fashion photography to quilting, these are all instruments for a carefully cultivated want to devise and to convey. His works stand in a language that can’t be accurately translated, but is both a compositional venture and a testament to narrative. 

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