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
The Merge Series – Painting and Furniture by Okkim Studio
Okkim draws upon her Korean heritage to present a contemporary approach to the traditional practice of lacquering objects for decoration and longevity. Known as Ottchil, the process involves layering natural resin from lacquer trees onto an object, resulting in stunningly beautiful surface qualities
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
Where Painting Meets Sculpture – Artworks by Noam Rappaport
The modern era redefined what art is. No longer classic paintings and sculptures, it allowed us to find art in simple shapes and designs making for interpretations that defied the norm. California-based artist Noam Rappaport has clearly embraced modernism, playing with shapes and colours to produce
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
Merging Art & Physics – Torque Series by Artist Matthew Hawtin
Viewing Matthew Hawtin’s work it makes you wonder, is it art or is it sculpture? Or perhaps it’s a bit of both. If you answered the latter then I think you would be correct. Hawtin started his ‘Torqued’ series in 1998 and this has been an important theme throughout his artist
Atmospheric and Gestural – Paintings by British Artist Sam Lock
Sam Lock was born in 1973 in London, England and now lives and works near Brighton, UK. His work combines a variety of media with an emphasis on atmospheric, gestural paintings that are often accompanied with found and fabricated objects. These installations combine frantic and intuitive strokes wit
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
Celebrating Natural Beauty – Cyantoypes by Henrietta Molinaro
Henrietta Molinaro is an image-maker with English and Italian roots. Her training as a photographer and graphic designer informs the highly detail-oriented process of creating images using traditional techniques that involve hours of deliberation in the darkroom. Working primarily in cyanotype and s
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
