Otis Jones - Black Rectangle with White Lines
Acrylic on linen 2009

Otis Jones - Black with Two Red Lines
Mixed media on linen 2009

Otis Jones - Black with White Lines 2010
Mixed media on paper 2010

Otis Jones - Cream Circle with Four Smaller Circles
2011

Otis Jones - Eight Lines Red / 2
Mixed media on linen 2010

Otis Jones - Gray Rectangle with Two Red Lines
Mixed media on canvas

Otis Jones - Long Narrow Tan with White Rectangle
2011

Otis Jones - Narrow Rectangle with Two Circles Far Apart
2009

Otis Jones - Ochre with 6 Black Lines
Mixed media on paper 2010

Otis Jones - Red Ocide Circel
2006-10

Otis Jones - White Rectangle with White and Black lines
Acrylic on linen 2009

Otis Jones - White Square with Rectangles
Mixed media on linen 2005

Otis Jones - White with five blue lines
Mixed media on paper 2010

David Richard Contemporary is pleased to present an exhibition of new and recent work by Otis Jones. The work is raw, physical and non-illusionistic—what you see is what you get. Influenced by the gestural and physical qualities of Abstract Expressionism and the early days of Minimalism, as well as a philosophy that less is more, his economy of means produces reductive geometric forms and richly textured matte surfaces that cause one to look closer and deeper, both into and beyond the layers of paint. These are contemporary works, yet the unusual shapes—particularly the not perfectly round circular pieces—and the fully revealed process—with exposed canvas edges, staples and massive wooden supports and frequently erased surfaces—make them seem more like an archeological dig. While the revealed process creates intrigue, the inviting surfaces induce a meditative state.

Otis Jones has had over 20 solo exhibitions and his work included in numerous group exhibitions in Dallas, Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Albuquerque, Santa Fe and New York, among other cities. His work is included in many public and private collections, among them, the Dallas Museum of Art, Springfield Museum of Art (Springfield, MO), Tyler Museum of Art (Tyler, TX), Witte Museum (San Antonio) and Neiman Marcus (Dallas). Jones lives and works in Dallas, Texas.