First event at Bristol Beacon since venue s name change to take place next week
The historic venue, formerly Colston Hall, is gearing up to reopen
Bristol Beacon, formerly Colston Hall, was lit up by a light show on the eve of the new name being announced (Image: Dominika Scheibinger)
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The exhibition is intended to instigate conversations about mental health and inspire people in similar situations to make art themselves.
Johns, 38, said: “I use drawing and painting as a form of self-reflection. A lot of my work echoes my struggles around feeling like I don’t fit into this world. Art for me has been about expressing emotions I can’t explain another way.”
T-minus approximately 12 hours until I start (art) World Domination! You know I m going to get all Jeff Wayne on your arses. Jeffrey Johns (@BigJeffJohns) February 2, 2021
His career as a creator began after his grandmother, a tapestry artist, gave him some paints. “When I went to stay with her, I would sit in the early morning as she was working on her loom. I began painting as a way of dealing with lots of difficult emotions and struggling with the world around me. It came as a natural and cathartic release.”