Brian Bartlett

Lagoon - contemporary abstract bright colourful acrylic painting

2021

'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...

'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 title refers 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...

framed in white wooden floater frame Andrew studied Fine Art at University of Wales, graduating with a first class Honours degree in 2007. He then obtained further training through ...

framed in white wooden frame Andrew studied Fine Art at University of Wales, graduating with a first class Honours degree in 2007. He then obtained further training through St Marti...

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...

Artist's statement: ‘My paintings start with an idea, often of an image remembered, it might be a landscape, an interior or a still-life. As I paint, I try to reduce and simplify the...

“Devie’s ‘Yellow Celebration’ is a breathtaking testament to the artist’s mastery of minimalism, where simplicity becomes a canvas for a multitude of emotions. In this vibrant master...

A painting will be taken off the stretcher and rolled up in a roll. At all time they are together, a man and a woman. Duality of differences, two views, different accents, but in o...

Amy Smith is a self-educated contemporary artist. Born in New Jersey, she moved to Los Angeles where she found inspiration, mentors, and support in the Street Art community. In her ...

This work is framed, signed, and with certificate of authenticity. In 2016, the process of Francisco Nicolás take another way, because his art practice can be considered as a researc...

this work is framed, signed and with certificate of authenticity. His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, Lond...

this work is framed, signed and with certificate of authenticity. His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, Lond...