Russell Frampton

65 thru 69 Part 2 - contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Colorful Painting canvas

2022

This recent body of work is informed by my continuing research into the physical and metaphorical nature of archaeological artefacts and votive objects, allied to the referencing of the symbolic forms and materiality of alchemy. Central to this practical investigation has been the use of ‘gold’, and the qualities that the material, with its obvious chromatic and symbolic values, seems to possess. This has driven both the conceptual and pragmatic concerns within the evolution of this work. Gold is an alluring and complex symbol of many, often conflicting meanings, avarice, greed, wealth but also of purity and celebration, and has been used as the adornment of spiritual and religious iconography as a devotional act for millennia. The titles refer to connections I have made with the forms themselves, often when making a painting a word will emerge which acts as a form of poetic catalyst. ‘Parsival’ or Percivale/Peredur was the knight questing for the holy grail...

The vigorous compositions of colour and light that result create a very real sense of space. Brian’s paintings can be seen as celebrations of colour which are both decorative and sen...

Following a BA in Fine Art at Portsmouth, Brian Bartlett was awarded a travel scholarship to the USA, where he gained his Masters Degree at the University of Eastern Illinois. Brian...

Based in Cornwall, UK Brad creates expressive and abstract paintings with a graffiti influence that scale smaller mounted works to larger street art murals...

Based in Cornwall, UK Brad creates expressive and abstract paintings with a graffiti influence that scale smaller mounted works to larger street art murals...

Based in Cornwall, UK Brad creates expressive and abstract paintings with a graffiti influence that scale smaller mounted works to larger street art murals...

‘Reading Newspaper 1’ is a medium size abstract expressionist Basquiat-inspired acrylic and newsprint on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Cong Cu in 2012. Featurin...

This coastal abstract statement painting Julia Contacessi features a beautiful blend of cool blues, greens, greys, and whites, creating a soft aesthetic the artist equates to feeling...

AUDRA WEASER "Pearl Dives (Diptych)" Acrylic, Metallic Pigments, Plaster Paint on Canvas 60 x 40 in. Each; 60 x 80 in. Overall ___________________ Utilizing a minimalist color palet...

Artist : Katherine Bello Title : Valentine Materials : Acrylic and paper on board Date : 1/2020 Dimensions : 18"x18"x.75" Signed and Dated by Hand COA Provided Katherine Bello's aim as an artist is to capture a sense of place, a moment of time, or a feeling - to evoke a sense of wonder. Bello loves paint and paint brushes; bold, gestural mark-making and the interplay of color. She is influenced by light and landscape, poetry, history and science. Formerly educated in Chemical Engineering and Interior Design, Bello is drawn to the process of creating Something out of Nothing. Abstract, sbstract art...

Artist : Katherine Bello Title : Let's Get Lost Materials : acrylic, mixed media on canvas Date : 2019 Dimensions : 18"x18"x1.5" inches Signed and Dated by Ha...

Maggie LaPorte Banks. Summer colours of Dartmoor. Acrylic, collage, printmaking, mixed medium on canvas. W. 40 cm x H. 30cm x D. 2 cm . Unframed canvas. The study for this piece of w...