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John Butterworth Paintings

British, b. 1945
Living now in Winchester, Hampshire, John has exhibited widely, both in this country and abroad, participating in two Biennales in Monaco and one in Cleveland, UK. He recently showed in a fund raising exhibition at the Saatchi gallery in London. His work is in many public and private collections, including those of Bristol education authority, Kent authority and Hampshire County Council. John's artistic influences include the work of Kurt Schwitters, Antonio Tapies, Per Kirkeby and Gerhard Richter and like them John relishes the broad use of a variety of materials and processes. His images evolve through a dialogue between the internal idea or source of inspiration and the medium and media used to produce it. The work therefore becomes an autonomous entity with its own logical coherence with sometimes only a glancing relation to what exists outside its frame. It is not uncommon for a painting to fully realised after several years intermittent working on. John has readily admits to a strong interest in Tachisme which is the European equivalent to abstract expressionism in America. The name derives from the French word 'tache', meaning a stain or splash (e.g. of paint). The introduction of the term to describe these post-war developments is usually credited to the critic Pierre Guéguen in 1951.
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Artist: John Butterworth
Skaldic Forms
Skaldic Forms

Skaldic Forms

By John Butterworth

Located in London, GB

John’s artistic influences include the work of Kurt Schwitters, Antonio Tapies, Per Kirkeby and Gerhard Richter and like them John relishes the broad use of a variety of materials an...

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2010s John Butterworth Paintings

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Mixed Media

No One's Flag
No One's Flag

No One's Flag

By John Butterworth

Located in London, GB

John’s artistic influences include the work of Kurt Schwitters, Antonio Tapies, Per Kirkeby and Gerhard Richter and like them John relishes the broad use of a variety of materials an...

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2010s Abstract John Butterworth Paintings

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Fez
Fez

Fez

By John Butterworth

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John’s artistic influences include the work of Kurt Schwitters, Antonio Tapies, Per Kirkeby and Gerhard Richter and like them John relishes the broad use of a variety of materials an...

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2010s Abstract John Butterworth Paintings

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Sign, Signal, Script - contemporary deep purple abstract mixed media on canvas
Sign, Signal, Script - contemporary deep purple abstract mixed media on canvas

Sign, Signal, Script - contemporary deep purple abstract mixed media on canvas

By John Butterworth

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John’s artistic influences include the work of Kurt Schwitters, Antonio Tapies, Per Kirkeby and Gerhard Richter and like them John relishes the broad use of a variety of materials an...

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2010s Abstract John Butterworth Paintings

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Tamara Negev - contemporary abstract light pastel mixed media painting on canvas
Tamara Negev - contemporary abstract light pastel mixed media painting on canvas

Tamara Negev - contemporary abstract light pastel mixed media painting on canvas

By John Butterworth

Located in London, GB

John’s artistic influences include the work of Kurt Schwitters, Antonio Tapies, Per Kirkeby and Gerhard Richter and like them John relishes the broad us...

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Talisman - contemporary abstract light colors textured mixed media painting
Talisman - contemporary abstract light colors textured mixed media painting

Talisman - contemporary abstract light colors textured mixed media painting

By John Butterworth

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