on view: Ronald Llewellyn Jones
A Way [A Will]
Ronald LLEWELLYN Jones
On View: February 18 - May 14, 2022 I ALH Sculpture Garden
Art League Houston (ALH) is proud to present A Way [A Will], a new site-specific installation by Ronald Llewellyn Jones in the Sculpture Garden. Jones’ artwork explores barriers between creatives and audiences while including conversations regarding individuals and their communities. Jones challenges each individual’s respective perceptions in regards to the availability of access and agency within normative societal structures.
Ronald Llewellyn Jones, Black (A Path in Progress), 2021, Acrylic sheets, clear cord, embroidery floss, wood enclosure
Artwork Courtesy of the Artist
A Way [A Will] exists as a tangible illustration of an individual’s trajectory through a life cycle. Acrylic sheets hover overhead, illuminated by a stand of LED filament. The light force moves through the field of acrylic sheets which are representations of the hidden costs and glass ceilings we encounter in life.
The sculpture presents a physical manifestation of a gilded path, inviting the audience to witness the hidden parts of an individual's journey. Following the path through a system of ricochets, deflections, penetrations and moments of circumnavigation, it is possible to see how obstacles inhibit, reinforce or disengage a range of trajectories.
This artwork offers an opportunity for self-reflection upon our obligation to members of a global society. It exists as an abstraction that allows an individual to see themselves and also others as part of the same journey, traversing a similar structured network of obstacles.
Artist Ronald Llewellyn Jones
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ronald Llewellyn Jones is a Texas-based multidisciplinary artist whose artwork explores barriers between creatives and audiences while including conversations regarding individuals and their communities. Jones challenges each individual’s respective perceptions in regards to the availability of access and agency within normative societal structures.
Jones' work has been exhibited at Foltz Fine Art, Houston Museum of African American Culture, Art League Houston, Flatland Gallery, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Space HL, Galveston Arts Center, Hardy and Nance Studios, and BOX 13 ArtSpace. He has also led workshops in collaboration with Lemon Grove Public Library, Rosenberg Library, Houston Community College, TxRx, and Awty International School.
His work has been documented in Houston Chronicle, Houston Public Media, PaperCity Magazine, CITE, Spectrum South, Hyperallergic, Houstonia, New York Times, BBC News, United Nations, Democracy Now!, FreePressHouston, HoustonPress, and Glasstire.
Jones is also represented by Hooks-Epstein Galleries in Houston, Texas.
ADDITIONAL WORKS ON VIEW IN HOUSTON
Ronald Llewellyn Jones is participating in a group show, Entry Points, along with Emily Sloan (Healing Art Teaching Artist), Patrick Renner, Ayanna Jolivet McCloud, Jonathan Paul Jackson, and Gabriel Martinez at The Orange Show through May 19, 2022.
We invite you to visit Hooks-Epstein Galleries where Black [Between the Lines] featuring work by Ronald Llewellyn Jones, is on view through March 5, 2022.
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