Quentin Jones (born 3 December 1983) is a mixed-media artist born in London and is based in New York. She is known for her short, black and white, surrealist videos.
Early life and career
Jones (born in Toronto, Canada) studied philosophy at Cambridge
and received a master's in illustration from
Central Saint Martins
Central Saint Martins is a public tertiary art school in London, England. It is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of shor ...
in 2010.
The daughter of architect Edward Jones, Jones also has a background in modeling. Jones's style montages images with graffiti-style collages. Themes in her work include contemporary beauty, fashion, and femininity.
Her process begins with a sketching phase, so her participants can see her ideas, before making and painting props. Jones has said that her favorite part is adding collaged elements in post-production.
Jones has worked with brands including
Chanel
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,
Victoria Beckham
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,
Louis Vuitton
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Target
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Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
,
Kenzo
is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Kenzō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*賢三, "wise, three"
*健三, "healthy, three"
*謙三, "humble, three"
*健想, "healthy, concept"
*建造, "bu ...
,
Holly Fulton
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Hoss Intropia, and
Smythson
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. In 2013,
The Hospital Club
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shortlisted Jones among the 30 most influential people in fashion.
She is married and has two sons, living in London.
References
Living people
Artists from London
Artists from New York City
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Alumni of Central Saint Martins
21st-century British women artists
1983 births
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