Philip Jones Sculptor
Biography
I was blessed to grow up in Sydney, Australia and took to creating at a young age.
I developed a real appreciation for the inherent magic of metal, working at Atakliyan Brothers jewellery making gold chains and continued to hone my skills through Tafe engineering and welding courses. In 1999 I graduated properties construction for theatre and film at the National Institute of Dramatic Art where I found my flair for expression and a love of the dramatic an element that I now bring to my sculpting.
I have always relished learning new skills and trying to challenge myself to go further than I thought I could at every turn. I have had many incredible experiences and opportunities, and plenty of surreal moments!
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Artists Statement
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In this noisy world, the presence of a still and silent object that encourages the viewer to think and feel what they will appeals to me.
I draw upon my experience as a jeweller and a background in the theatre to add intrigue and drama to my work in a style that is simplistic yet full of intricacy; mixing mediums such as glass, stone, wood and precious stones, with well defined form and colour to tell a silent story.
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I find the quality of bronze vividly captures my ideas in a way that is significant and contemporary, and savour creating fresh work and discovering new possibilities using such an ancient medium and techniques. Bronze is uncompromising yet it's incredible versatility and durability makes it a perfect medium to convey my ideas in a way that is elegant and robust.
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Selected Achievements
2011 Finalist Agendo emerging artists prize Abbotsford VIC
2010 Mosman festival of sculpture (highly commended entry)
2006 Playing with Fire, solo Exhibition Fettlers shed gallery Robertson N.S.W.
2001 Royal Agricultural Society sculpture exhibition
(Awarded second prize in figurative work for Atrax Robustus)
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Monument experience Imants Tillers, Eight Women, Sydney Olympic Park 2001
Monument experience Sasha Reid's Bali Bombing Memorial Coogee Headland 2003
Monument experience Ingrid Skirka's Workers memorial outside entertainment centre Sydney CBD 2005
Threshold Project 1999-2004 a creative arts collective as part of the Manly Arts Festival, I was a founding member and chairman through 2000-2003.
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Selected Education
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National Institute of Dramatic Art, Associate Diploma in theatre crafts
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Technical and Further Education Modules
Careers and employment skills
Change in the workplace
The workplace ( safety )
Communication
Tig welding 1, 3 and 4
Engineering drawing
Tool grinding
Fabrication techniques
Turning 1, 2, 3 (metal lathe)
Hand and power tools
Metal machining
Welding and thermal cutting
Milling 1
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Australian Bronze 2001- 2021
Casting and finishing artwork for some of Australia’s most respected sculptors, everything from finest jewellery castings to bronze monuments. Using the techniques of lost wax bronze casting, and sand casting, silicone moulding from original artworks, artwork detailing & cold casting in resins. Foundry experience constructing monumental scale memorials for Sasha Reid on the Bali Bombing memorial Coogee, and Ingrid Skirka for the Workers Memorial Sydney CBD.
