Improvised Actions – Abstract Paintings by Jane Cornwell
Action defines American painter Jane Cornwell’s paintings, as juicy streaks, swipes and slabs of paint are smeared across paper, torn cardboard and chopped up old photographs. Driven by intuition and impulse, she works quickly without forethought, opening up unexpected pathways through the pro
Elements of Surprise – Prints & Paintings by Anna Ullman
“When I go into the studio, I like to be surprised,” says American artist Anna Ullman, neatly summing up the freestyle energy of her paintings and prints. Her practice swings in pendulums between hard-edge geometry and free-style expressionism, but uniting these two divergent strands is an ongoi
Rhythms of Nature – Artworks by Anette Hallback
Quiet ripples seem to pass through Swedish artist Anette Hallback’s canvases, suggesting lapping waves, icy fjords or layered hills rising up from the horizon. Her textural surfaces are made with linen dipped in off-white, beige or pale grey plaster, which are then shaped into sculptural waves tha
Going Back to Basics – Minimalist Painting by Artist Carsten Beck
Danish artist Carsten Beck has mastered the art of simplicity, with punchy, catchy and instantly memorable designs that could grab you from a mile off. Huge slabs of paint in simple, appealing colours are angled to and fro against a white ground, sometimes falling off the edges or overlapping one an
Contemplative Silence – Textured Artworks by Ida Vikfors
Viiva 6, Mixed media with a base of plaster on an acid free canvas panel Still, contemplative silence seems to emanate from Finnish artist Ida Vikfors’ minimalist artworks, where slim lines or tiny dashes are arranged into precisely ordered repeat patterns. Made onto canvas with textural, raised a
Tactile Geometry – Abstract Painting by Kinuko Imai Hoffman
Japanese artist Kinuko Imai Hoffman plays with textural blocks of colour in her drawings and paintings, building them up into rough stacks resembling drystone walls, or leaving them casually dispersed like ruined old relics. Her colours are pared back and discreet, rarely deviating far from black, w
Explosive Energy – Spiked Sculpture by Christopher Kurtz
Christopher Kurtz’s dynamic ‘Spiked Sculptures’ catch energy mid-motion, exploding outwards into space like fireworks or sparks of light. Hung from the ceiling or balanced precariously on the floor, long forms are tapered into fine, needle-sharp points that seem to glide or whizz t
A Quiet Serenity – Abstract Paintings by Artist Claire Oswalt
American artist Claire Oswalt’s quiet, minimal artworks have an inner serenity, as organic forms sweep over one another with the fluid motion of transient clouds or lapping water. Blushing sandy pinks and pale sky blues enhance this tranquil quality, while fleshy green sprouts sometimes emerge
White Noise – Abstract Paintings by Hideaki Yamanobe
Scratch 2012 – Sudden Rain, 2012 Japanese painter Hideaki Yamanobi’s discreet, minimal paintings are a masterclass in understatement, exploring how subtle nuances of colour and texture can convey quietly brewing mystery. Uneven passages of white paint are built up slowly onto dark grounds th
Loose Parts – Abstract Paintings by British Artist Leo Bruno Todd
Thin lines and soft brushstrokes drift aimlessly through British artist Leo Bruno Todd’s drawings and paintings like memories passing through time. Landscape and architectural fragments are suggested with faint grids or checks, slatted angles and amorphous brick or rock-like shapes, but they are t
New Volumes of Light – Spun Series by Umut Yamac
Spun Prism by Umut Yamac. Copper, Mercerised cotton, Stainless steel British architect, sculptor and designer Umut Yamac works with a refined, minimal language, exploring the intersections between light, movement and space. Some of his three-dimensional objects explore how volume can be created thro
An Ode to Wild America – Abstract Paintings by Martin Webb
You’re the Place, 2020 mixed media on panel, copyright Martin Webb Martin Webb’s paintings are an ode to wild America, featuring old boats, scattered log piles and rusty shacks in stark, moonlit forests. Hovering somewhere between realism and abstraction, Webb captures the distilled essence
