Portrait of Jonathon Zalakos in studio. Image courtesy of Tracey Nearmy.
Meet the Artist
Jonathon Zalakos is an emerging artist and contemporary jeweller based in Canberra, Australia, on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. He seeks to integrate traditional goldsmithing materials and techniques with contemporary practices and philosophical thought. His work takes the form of jewellery, interactive objects, digital media and installation. Jonathon is particularly interested in how meaning is co-produced through the processes of expression and perception.
This drives exploration into the visual language of cultural phenomena including contemporary pop jewellery culture, online viral media and the two-way relationship between the human and manufactured worlds. These concepts are deconstructed and reassembled so as to consider the different worlds we occupy with our bodies and minds.
Jonathon Zalakos ,Ruby bug, 2021. Sterling silver, synthetic ruby. Image courtesy of the artist.
Jonathon Zalakos ,Ticks, 2021. Sterling silver, cubic zirconia. Image courtesy of the artist.
Jonathon Zalakos, Nest, 2022. Sterling silver. Image courtesy of the artist.
Jonathon Zalakos, Emerald bug, 2021. Sterling silver, synthetic emerald. Image courtesy of the artist
