Barry Cawston Art

Cawston’s work has a very painterly feel in both his use of colour and choice of subject matter. He is particularly influenced by Edward Hopper and found this very Hopperesque scen...

The washing lines and bright colours of a backstreet in New Delhi – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel...

A landscape from the Somerset Levels. – Cawston’s landscapes are filled with delicate harmonious tones. They resonate feeling and leave the viewer rapt, lost in the detail as if listening to the echoes of a half-remembered symphony. Poetical visions of paths and glades, ancient woods reflected in flood waters, nature revealed...

An abandoned cinema in Caibarien, Cuba. This pre-Revolutionary edifice was built when Cuba was a playground for tourists and mobsters alike, and America was still revered as somewhe...

Day breaks and the morning ritual of making bread begins – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the leng...

Ferry passenger taking the air in his thermal underwear on the deck of a ferry heading up the Yangste River – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding ...

Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the length of the Yangtze river from the Tibetan plateau to the bus...

A waitress in Shanghai – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the length of the Yangtze river from the T...

Sunset lights an advertisement for antiques…. seemingly abandoned on a highway in California – Cawston’s eye for colour, structure and the beauty of the mundane finds a world-in-wait...

A Soviet-era fridge and an American Singer sewing machine as found in Jorge’s kitchen. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, t...

The ubiquitous American motel, neon lit and rain soaked. – Cawston’s eye for colour, structure and the beauty of the mundane finds a world-in-waiting as he journeys across the Americ...

Colours once bright now muted… their exuberance dimmed but not lost on the streets of Yangon, Burma – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Hav...

About to take flight… an abandoned service station office on a highway in the American West – Cawston’s eye for colour, structure and the beauty of the mundane finds a world-in-wait...

An image to contemplate… a choice of red or blue… a conversation waiting to happen or one long past…. a journey into the light or into incarceration – The Spaces in Between series...

An abandoned swimming pool in Havana. Shot on colour negative with a large format camera. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cub...

Emerging from dereliction… new buildings arise in the shadow of Battersea Park Power Station. – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers ...

Sunset over a distressed stairway of former grandeur in Salvador – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities whose past g...

The bright colours of a cafe in a poor district of Salvador in Brazil. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities whose ...

A table awaiting bread to be broken and wine to be drunk… – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities whose past glories ...

A picture of Emptiness, Babylon… – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortable interiors. It is rather of a Blade Runneresq...

The Wills Building, an iconic building in Bristol. – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortable interiors. It is rather of...

The passing of time revealed in the dock buildings of Avonmouth, England. – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortable inte...

Strips of colour of a multi-storey car park, enhanced by the rain, in Singapore – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortabl...

The Empress cinema building in Manchester before its demise – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortable interiors. It is ...

A landscape from the Somerset Levels. – Cawston’s landscapes are filled with delicate harmonious tones. They resonate feeling and leave the viewer rapt, lost in the detail as if listening to the echoes of a half-remembered symphony. Poetical visions of paths and glades, ancient woods reflected in flood waters, nature revealed...

The washing lines and bright colours of a backstreet in New Delhi – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel...

An abandoned cinema in Caibarien, Cuba. This pre-Revolutionary edifice was built when Cuba was a playground for tourists and mobsters alike, and America was still revered as somewhe...

Dynamic shapes and colours seem almost otherwordly. Yangon, Burma – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures ...

Tibet is a place of ancient and modern myth. Today’s reality is far from the picture postcard of Lhasa’s monasteries… it is instead a world rapidly being subsumed into modern China....

Life lived on the balcony… washing lines festoon the living environment in the humidity of Yangon, Burma. – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for manki...

Life lived on the balcony… washing lines festoon the living environment in the humidity of Yangon, Burma. – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for manki...

Communal living in Rio de Janeiro – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures the individual within the collect...

A celebration of the art of grafitti bringing new life to the walls of Barcelona… these pieces are part reality and part creation emphasizing the often ephemeral nature of street art...

Roadsweeper on the streets of Yangon – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the length of the Yangtze ri...

Structure and abstraction – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures the individual within the collective. By...

Nga Phe Chaung Monastery emerging from the mists of Lake Inle – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the...

Roadsweeper on the streets of Yangon – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the length of the Yangtze ri...

Life lived on the balcony… washing lines festoon the living environment in the humidity of Yangon, Burma. – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for manki...

A moonlit mystic forest. – Cawston’s landscapes are filled with delicate harmonious tones. They resonate feeling and leave the viewer rapt, lost in the detail as if listening to the echoes of a half-remembered symphony. Poetical visions of paths and glades, ancient woods reflected in flood waters, nature...

Destination love in Las Vegas. – Cawston’s eye for colour, structure and the beauty of the mundane finds a world-in-waiting as he journeys across the American West. “The greatest par...

High rise in Singapore – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures the individual within the collective. By fo...

Modernity and repetition in New York City – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for mankind. Cawston’s Tenement series captures the individual within the...

The past reborn in the modern… the Paris Opera House reflected in one of the oldest department stores in the world. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples ...

High-rise in Rio de Janeiro each complete with the ubiquitous air conditioning units. 195 windows on Rio life. – High-rise communal living was once seen as a great step forward for ...

A waitress in Shanghai – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the length of the Yangtze river from the T...

Day breaks and the morning ritual of making bread begins – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the leng...

Hotel Raj - the neon colours of a new India. Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding for a dream project and he chose to travel the length of the Yan...

New age design in Charles de Gaulle airport. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, two cities...

About to take flight… an abandoned service station office on a highway in the American West – Cawston’s eye for colour, structure and the beauty of the mundane finds a world-in-wait...

A Soviet-era fridge and an American Singer sewing machine as found in Jorge’s kitchen. – The Spaces in Between series developed out of visits to Naples in Italy and Havana in Cuba, t...

The calm serenity of a frozen forest at night. An image of silence. – Cawston’s landscapes are filled with delicate harmonious tones. They resonate feeling and leave the viewer rapt, lost in the detail as if listening to the echoes of a half-remembered symphony. Poetical visions of paths and glades, ancient woods reflected in flood waters, nature revealed in its almost mythological beauty. Cawston’s images from the UK, Europe and America, convey a deeply-felt reverence for the natural world. – A larger format bespoke edition is also available on request. This custom edition of 3 pieces is produced to a client’s specifications. Typically this is for pieces greater than 150cm and up to 230cm on the longest side. Please contact us for further details. Edition of 15 Presentation: Photographic print with acrylic face mount Signed by the Artist Certificate of Authenticity from the gallery Location: Mammoth...

Destination love in Las Vegas. – Cawston’s eye for colour, structure and the beauty of the mundane finds a world-in-waiting as he journeys across the American West. “The greatest par...

A deserted multi-storey car park in Bristol. – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortable interiors. It is rather of a Bla...

A new world of bright lights and dramatic lines… but will the children of the street ever find their place. – Cawston won the BJP Nikon Endframe Award in 2009. His prize was funding ...

Grain silos in pastel colours in the South of France. The muted colours are enhanced by a splash of yellow where corn has been spilt on the tarmac. – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is no...

Emerging from dereliction… new buildings arise in the shadow of Battersea Park Power Station. – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers ...

An avenue of ancient oaks… – Cawston’s landscapes are filled with delicate harmonious tones. They resonate feeling and leave the viewer rapt, lost in the detail as if listening to t...

An avenue of ancient oaks… – Cawston’s landscapes are filled with delicate harmonious tones. They resonate feeling and leave the viewer rapt, lost in the detail as if listening to t...

The detritus of a technological society – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortable interiors. It is rather of a Blade Ru...

A sand storm blows across a gravel pit in South Africa. – Cawston’s Concrete Jungle is not a vision of the ultramodern, of orderly skyscrapers with comfortable interiors. It is rath...