Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones aims to challenge the traditional way books are "read" by altering them into something new. It forces the viewer to examine the book for its form and not it's content. He found inspirations in his study of deconstructivist theory and in his own words found "The idea of divesting a book of its utilitarianism and forcing it into the realm of the surreal and futile was confounding and enticing at the same moment."

I find it fascinating that the same tools Nicholas uses to create are the same tools his father uses as a surgeon to heal, scalpel and thread.

I found it rather difficult to find any reference to the titles of Nicolas's art work, other that the title of the books he used in his art. I may be reading to much into it, but I started to feel that the lack of information was purposeful. The title of the book was the title of the art. The book was still the book, but re-imagined.

"these books were conceived, born, loved, stored, discarded, found anew, studied, cut, folded and reborn"

Nicholas Jones