Andrew Jones (Artist)
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Andrew Jones is a U.S.
visual artist working in the fields of concept art for movies and video-games, fashion design, body painting
, illustration and digital performances. He started his career with George Lucas
at Industrial Light and Magic
, worked as the only North American concept artist for the Japanese gaming company Nintendo
and became creative director for the entertainment development company Massive Black Inc., of which he is a founder.
In 2002, Jones helped found a non-profit online art community, conceptart.org, along with Jason Manley and artists like Coro Kaufman, which has attracted more than 80,000 registered users and more than 1.3 million international visits per month.
He made one self portrait every day for 1000 days between May 2002 and February 2005. His fine art features in The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco and he has work published in the Expose and D’Artiste art books.
In 2007, his art is featured on the cover of the annual Spectrum
magazine - a selection of the best fantasy art. He has worked with fashion designer Tiffa Novoa. , he has started to perform digital live painting at concerts.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
visual artist working in the fields of concept art for movies and video-games, fashion design, body painting
Body painting
Body painting, or sometimes bodypainting, is a form of body art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most a couple of weeks. Body painting that is limited to the face is known as face painting...
, illustration and digital performances. He started his career with George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
at Industrial Light and Magic
Industrial Light and Magic
Industrial Light & Magic is an Academy Award-winning motion picture visual effects company that was founded in May 1975 by George Lucas and is owned by Lucasfilm. Lucas created the company when he discovered that the special effects department at 20th Century Fox was shut down after he was given...
, worked as the only North American concept artist for the Japanese gaming company Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
and became creative director for the entertainment development company Massive Black Inc., of which he is a founder.
In 2002, Jones helped found a non-profit online art community, conceptart.org, along with Jason Manley and artists like Coro Kaufman, which has attracted more than 80,000 registered users and more than 1.3 million international visits per month.
He made one self portrait every day for 1000 days between May 2002 and February 2005. His fine art features in The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco and he has work published in the Expose and D’Artiste art books.
In 2007, his art is featured on the cover of the annual Spectrum
Spectrum
A spectrum is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum. The word saw its first scientific use within the field of optics to describe the rainbow of colors in visible light when separated using a prism; it has since been applied by...
magazine - a selection of the best fantasy art. He has worked with fashion designer Tiffa Novoa. , he has started to perform digital live painting at concerts.