ArtistWayson Jones
Milk Tooth
Date2012
MediumAcylic, pumice gel, acrylic medium on board
Dimensions14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Framed Size: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (39.4 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2013.050.3
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
- Child and Family Services Agency (200 I Street, SE)
DescriptionWayson Jones’ work relates to the elemental themes of earth, sky, planets, childhood, bodies and decay. He is guided by both the materials he uses and a connection to his deeper self. To describe his motivation, Jones recalls a night when he was six years old and, wandering out of his grandmother’s country home late at night, saw the Milky Way filling the sky. The awe-struck feeling of this moment, the qualities of ancient vastness and wonder that he witnessed, continue to inspire his work.
