Jane Fox studied sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1995-99) and the Royal College of Art, London (1999-2001); and psychology, criminology and politics at University College Cardiff (1982-85). Jane is a nurse, midwife and health visitor.
Explorations into mystery, things unknown/ invisible/ hidden are the presiding forces within the work – in the natural world, health, psychology, culture and politics. This is a persistent thread running through very different projects and using different methods and materials over the decades.
Jane is an organic gardener and in recent years has been researching and growing sustainable bio-materials for sculpture – specifically, probiotic microbial cellulose and mycelium. Between 2022-2023 Jane made prototype sculptures using the microbial cellulose called Connected/ Breathe-In/ Becoming Probiotic/ Becoming Plastic.
The recent projects exploring bio-materials marks a departure from the earlier sculpture which was made with more conventional materials such as metals, plaster and found objects.
Hiroshima is a welded steel and plate aluminium sculpture. Due to the flexibility of the appendages, the sculpture was moveable and could change configuration. On the surface it was decorated with aluminium foil and red velvet presenting as an attractive sculpture. Internally, the cut plate aluminium is sharp and dangerous.
Jane has written and produced new musical theatre and opera for Asking4It Productions. These works explore issues of human rights, the sex trade and politics. Butcher was musical theatre and an exploration of the cancer and pharmaceutical industries. New musical scores were written for the theatre and opera projects and they were funded in part by Arts Council of Wales and Ty Cerdd/ Music House Wales.
https://janefoxartist.com/butcher/
Musical theatre and opera: http://asking4itproductions.co.uk
Jane is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors: MRSS https://sculptors.org.uk/artists/jane-fox#pid=