J Price

Artist Statement



In recent years my practice has moved from swift, high impact art to subtle works that challenge their audience.

Influenced by politics, history, science, affective-technology, anthropology/sociology, manipulating ‘context’, and experience of an alerted mind, I develop works through print, video, text, experiential installation, sound, and endurance performance. I challenge comfort with risk-taking, and bold moves.

By discarding the quest for a personal style and artistic character I have exploded my practice in the past three years. In the aim of abandoning a visual identity in my work through collective viewing one emerged all the same: an unexpected annoyance that, even so, provides motivation that there is something I have to say and achieve.

Originally challenging my creation and perception of still life scenes, through in-depth self-analysis, self-portraiture emerged as the centre of my practice. Through edits and manipulating context I investigate turning the personal/alien into the universal/relatable. Having past lived experience of psychosis a ruthless self-review had to be approached objectively and my work adapted with new mediums to progress: developing with every success and useful f...

Royal College of Art - 2015 - Distinction
Royal College of Art - THESIS - 2015 - Distinction
University for the Creative Arts - 2009 - First Class with Honours

Selected Exhibitions
2016 “Young Gods”, Charlie Smith London & Griffin Gallery, London
“Shape Open”, Guest Projects space, hosted by Yinka Shonibare MBE, London
“Pull”, Frankie G. Weems Gallery, USA
2015 “Undisciplined”, N/A Collective, Gallery on the Corner, London
“Multipled”, Christies, London
“Sheffiled International Artist Book Prize”, Sheffield
“SHOW”, Royal College of Art, London
“Offprint”, Tate Modern, London
“Lean To”, Tender Books, London
“IMPRESSIONS”, Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury
“Objects Of”, Café Gallery, London
“The 5th Guanlan International Print Biennial 2015”, China
2014 “BIG PRINT”, Turner Contemporary, Margate
“WIP SHOW”, Royal College of Art, London
“Yesterday’s Wrong Thinking”, Café Galley, London
“Multiplied”, Christies, London
“London Original Print Fair”, Royal Academy, London
2013 “Synesthesia/Phonetics”, 123 Kings Road Chelsea, London
2012 “Daiwa Foundation Art Prize”, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, London
“TAP”, Co-Exist Gal...