Louise Blyton is a reductive artist exploring the romance of raw linen and dry pigment. Blyton’s geometrically shaped canvases explore color, light and form through the visual language of Reductivism, an aesthetic style characterized by streamlined compositions, restricted color and a reduction of form and means. Identifying with Reductivism’s simplicity, Blyton’s shaped canvases and three-dimensional wall sculptures elevate craftsmanship and process, achieving a compositional clarity that unifies color and form. To construct her works, Blyton covers custom built balsa wood stretchers with raw linen, adorning them with layers of pure pigment or acrylic paint. Each pigment reacts differently to raw linen and requires a specific number of coats to reach the artist’s desired level of saturation. As the artist explains, “I’m always looking for a kind of quietness and harmony when making my works even if the color being used is loud.” Blyton creates her spatial dimension by manipulating the shape of the canvas, which escapes from the flat surface of the wall, confusing its role as a painting. “Rather than responding to the architecture, they ask particular attributes of the building to act as support,” as some works appear to climb the surface of the walls, while others straddle columns and corners. Blyton lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, in 1988. Her works are held in significant corporate and private collections in Australia, China, France, the United Kingdom, Portugal and the United States.
Little Bird Souls (Abstract Painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Little Bird Souls (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 30x26x5cm/12x10x2". Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reducti...
Linen, Acrylic
Dualism
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 31x41x10cm/12x16x4". Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonio...
Linen, Acrylic
Circular Souls (Abstract Painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Circular Souls (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidime...
Linen, Acrylic
Sweet Amnesia (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Sweet Amnesia (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 25 x 41 cm/10x16" Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist m...
Linen, Acrylic
Better Times, Past and Future (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Better Times, Past and Future (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist me...
Linen, Acrylic
When These Moments Happen (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
When These Moments Happen (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious...
Linen, Acrylic
Long Rolling Days (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional...
Linen, Acrylic
Sweet Amnesia
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 25 x 41 cm/10x16" Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious,...
Linen, Acrylic
When These Moments Happen (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
When These Moments Happen (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional artworks that embody the marriage of color, texture, and form. Her finished works—shaped, minimal canvases...
Linen, Acrylic
Sweet Amnesia (Abstract Painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Sweet Amnesia (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 25 x 41 cm/10x16" Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional artworks that embody the marriage of color, texture, and form. Her finished works—shaped, minimal canvases...
Linen, Acrylic
Dualism (Abstract Painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Dualism (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 31x41x10cm/12x16x4". Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional artworks that embody the marriage of color, texture, and form. Her finished works—shaped, minimal canvases...
Linen, Acrylic
Inside and Outside (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Inside and Outside (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional artworks that embody the marriage of color, texture, and form. Her finished works—shaped, minimal canvases...
Linen, Acrylic
Long Rolling Days (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Long Rolling Days (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional artworks that embody the marriage of color, texture, and form. Her finished works—shaped, minimal canvases...
Linen, Acrylic
Better Times, Past and Future (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Better Times, Past and Future (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional artworks that embody the marriage of color, texture, and form. Her finished works—shaped, minimal...
Linen, Acrylic
Mindful Forgetfulness (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Mindful Forgetfulness (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen- Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional artworks that embody the marriage of color, texture, and form. Her finished works—shaped, minimal canvases...
Linen, Acrylic
Blue Nesting (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Blue Nesting (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 51x41cm/20x16" Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist metho...
Linen, Acrylic
Circular Souls (Abstract Painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Circular Souls (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create...
Linen, Acrylic
When These Moments Happen (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
When These Moments Happen (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist method...
Linen, Acrylic
Dualism (Abstract Painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Dualism (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 31x41x10cm/12x16x4". Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist meth...
Linen, Acrylic
Long Rolling Days (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Long Rolling Days (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to cre...
Linen, Acrylic
Mindful Forgetfulness (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Mindful Forgetfulness (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen- Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to ...
Linen, Acrylic
Inside and Outside (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Inside and Outside (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multi...
Linen, Acrylic
Long Rolling Days (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Long Rolling Days (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to cre...
Linen, Acrylic
Blue Nesting (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Blue Nesting (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 51x41cm/20x16" Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist metho...
Linen, Acrylic
Little Bird Souls (Abstract Painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Little Bird Souls (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 30x26x5cm/12x10x2". Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reducti...
Linen, Acrylic
Inside and Outside (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Inside and Outside (Abstract painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multi...
Linen, Acrylic
Sweet Amnesia (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 25 x 41 cm/10x16" Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious,...
Linen, Acrylic
Dualism (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 31x41x10cm/12x16x4". Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonio...
Linen, Acrylic
Blue Nesting (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Each part's dimensions are 51x41cm/20x16" Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, mu...
Linen, Acrylic
Better Times, Past and Future (Abstract painting)
By Louise Blyton
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create lucid, harmonious, multidimensional artworks that embody the mar...
Linen, Acrylic