The Artist’s Studio by Jan Josef Horemans I (Antwerp 1682-1759)
The February session of PDF online focuses on painting practices. PRAKSIS’s founder and director, Nicholas John Jones will start the conversation by opening his own work in progress for discussion, and welcomes you to present and discuss your own work, ideas, and interests in painting in this productive group setting.
BOOK YOUR PLACE
There are 8 places for this session and booking is essential in order to coordinate the online group. The session will be conducted through the communication platform Zoom.
To reserve a spot please email: pdf@praksisoslo.org.`
PDF is free to join and held in English due to transnational setting.
HOW TO SHARE WORK
Each participant has around 15 minutes to share their current artistic activity. PDF’s focus is on works and ideas in progress, so please do not present finished works or projects. The session will be limited to sharing work via your electronic device. Ways of sharing practice could include:
Screen sharing, which enables others to see slide shows or content directly from your laptop.
A show and tell method, where physical objects, performances or tours can be presented via the inbuilt camera on your device.
Lead a discussion or voice ideas, with or without a visual presentation.
MORE ABOUT NICHOLAS JOHN JONES
Nicholas is an artist and a co-ordinator of cultural projects, events and publications living in Oslo. In his painting practice, Nicholas considers each canvas as a paragraph in an extended essay that questions his own drive to make paintings. Works can be shown individually but are more often presented in constellations that present differing resonant moments in his broader process.
Nicholas holds an MFA in Fine Art Painting from Slade School of Art, London and was a participant in Curator Lab at Konstfack, Stockholm. His writing has appeared in publications including Artforum, Billedkunst, Kunstkritikk and FiskFrisk. Selected recent exhibitions include: The Continuous Image, Oceans Apart, Manchester (2020), Painting Project, LNM, Oslo (2019); P1: Filling Station, She Will, Ski (2018); Detroit Kunsthall, Studio 17, Stavanger (2018); The Studio Chronicles, RH Contemporary, New York (2015); Painting About Painting, Simmons & Simmons, London (2014), Continuum of Ceaseless Change, APT London, (2014); Rest, Lion+Lamb, London (2014); It’s Very Quiet Here, Gowen Contemporary, Genève, Switzerland (2014); Head to Head, Standpoint, London (2014) & Rogue Projects, Manchester (2013); Taking Note or The Curious Eye, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland (2013).
MORE ABOUT PDF
PDF is an informal and constructive monthly peer support group which provides space for artists, curators and writers to share and discuss their current practice. It is an opportunity to learn what other creatives are up to, speak about your own work and share perspectives. PDF is open to individuals at all career stages and values each participant’s contribution to the group.
SUPPORT PDF
PDF is partially funded by the Norwegian Arts Council. As with all of PRAKSIS’s activity we intend to keep it free and open to all. In order to help make this possible, we ask those who value PRAKSIS’s activity to consider supporting us via www.patreon.com/praksisoslo.
ABOUT PRAKSIS
PRAKSIS is a non-profit arts catalyst that develops interest, knowledge, confidence and careers. It fosters creative practice and knowledge production through collective activity and the exchange of ideas, skills and information. PRAKSIS seeks to establish dialogue between artists, thinkers and organisations locally and internationally, at all career stages, and across diverse cultures and disciplines.
