Trevor Bell, the last of the St Ives modernists was an English Leeds-born artist and contemporary visual artist. Bell was awarded a scholarship to attend the Leeds College of Art between 1947–52 and encouraged by Terry Frost, moved to Cornwall in 1955. Bell was drawn to St Ives, Cornwall as at that time it was the epicenter for British abstract art being the home to the St. Ives group of artists such as Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Terry Frost. From these artists, especially Nicholson, Bell received advice and help. Nicholson encouraged him to show in London, and Waddington Galleries gave Bell his first solo exhibition in 1958. Patrick Heron wrote the introduction to the exhibition catalog, stating that Bell was the best non-figurative painter under 30. The following year, Bell was awarded the prize for painting at the Biennale de Paris. He stayed in St. Ives for five years, constantly developing his technique and painting language, but in 1960 was offered the Gregory Fellowship in Painting at the University of Leeds, so he moved back to his hometown. It was during his time at the University of Leeds that Bell developed his shaped canvases, which set his work apart from other abstract artists of his generation. In the 1960s, Bell showed work in exhibitions in the UK and USA including, a major touring exhibition covering 1966–70, organized by the Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh, that traveled to Belfast and Sheffield. During this time, his work was bought for the Tate collection. In 1973, he presented his new work at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, having just taken part in a major exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. Over the next 30 years, Bell combined painting with teaching in various locations, eventually moving to Florida State University, Florida, in 1976 to become the Professor for Master Painting. Herewith, the provision of a warehouse-sized studio and time to develop the painting he produced new and powerful work. He called them his “heatscapes,” reflecting the influence of the sub-tropical climate and landscape on him and his work. He spent the next 20 years in America before returning to west Cornwall, whose dramatic coastlines were an influence upon him, permanently. In 1985, Bell was included in the London Tate Gallery’s, St Ives, 1939–64 exhibition and in 1993, he was part of the inaugural show of the Tate St Ives, where he was again re-established as part of the St Ives artists. He moved back to Cornwall in 1996 and was invited by David Falconer, the former Director of Millennium (Now Anima-Mundi), to have a solo exhibition in St Ives, which has culminated in a long-term relationship with the gallery and its current Director Joseph Clarke. Trevor Bell died on 3 November 2017, at the age of 87 after a short illness.
A Simple Dance. Contemporary Abstract Painting by Trevor BELL.
By Trevor Bell
Located in Brecon, Powys
A Simple Dance Acrylic on hand-shaped surface with red bevelled edge Signed, inscribed and dated 2008-9 to verso Diameter 118cm This is in very good condition and the artist has ...
Acrylic
$1,100
H 35.83 in W 24.02 in D 1.38 in
The Wisdom Keepers - Striking Figurative Owls Intense Color Blues Art Abundance
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Wisdom Keepers Striking Figurative Owls Intense Color Blues Art Abundance Painting Artwork Color Showstopper Conversation Authentic Orig...
Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars
$3,523
H 35.44 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
KOKON - Contemporary Modern Abstract Painting, Warm Colors
By Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
Canvas, Acrylic
$850
H 20.08 in W 20.08 in D 0.79 in
Comradery - Painting Figurative Maximalism Contemporary Floral Hope Dream Invest
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Comradery Painting Figurative Maximalism Contemporary Floral Hope Dream Invest In this one-of-a-kind abstract impressionism artwork by Karnish, the delight of closeness. , con...
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Woodcut
$1,800
H 33.08 in W 46.86 in D 0.79 in
Colorful Abstract Painting: The Bridge Builder, Large, Bold Striking, Maximalism
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Bridge Builder Abstract Colorful Original Authentic Striking Invest Joy Love Figurative Beauty This series expresses the road to freedom and liberation, with Karnish's u...
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Wood, Stretcher Bars
$1,250
H 36 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
“Spectre” (Contemporary, Cerebral, Figurative, Black Canvas Painting with Type)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
SPECTRE 2018 A ghostly figure with a gold halo has the words “Amissa” to his right, and “Anima Mea” to his left – hand-painted vertically in gold type. In Latin, “Amissa Anima Mea”...
Canvas, Acrylic
5, 307 nails
By John Adelman
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Adelman was born in a small town in northwest Ohio in 1969. In 1992, he earned a BFA in painting, drawing and printmaking from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Upon graduating, he worked first for CM/SNP Printing, a local newspaper print shop, and then for Airwaves Inc. a t-shirt design silk screen-printing manufacturer for ten years, in which, it is estimated he produced over 12 million images during his tenure. In 2006, John earned his MFA from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. After moving to Houston, he worked with galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Marfa Texas and Bradbury Gallery at Arkansas State University. John currently has representation by two galleries in Houston and Los Angeles. Adelman has been a finalist for the Hunting Art Prize, awarded by Hunting PLC, 3 times (in 2009, 2012, and 2014). STATEMENT: My work of drawing on canvas is an exploration of process, rules-based art. This procedure is comprised of a formula of specific actions based upon a variable circumstance and can be rooted in computer based algorithmic if, then statements. These procedural mandates are instituted from the beginning of a work and continue through its completion. The formula can dictate, structure, color, composition, scale and interior or exterior values. The formula not only controls my actions as the artist but likes organizes either the component parts of a (dismantled) object or the component parts of a single used dictionary. When the dictionary is put into play, I transcribe definitions from the 1979 Unabridged Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary. I create dense, layered images of handwriting or convert letters of the definition into their numeric counterpart and proceed through the formula with the use of that number as a means a moving through the whole of the image. Primarily, the most used component is nails, an extension of the dismantled object, traced and sometimes labeled. Other works have included individual stitches from an entire embroidery, every part of a motorcycle, electric organ...
Acrylic
$4,000
H 40 in W 40 in D 1 in
Burning Ember Abstract Acrylic Painting on Panel, Textured, 40x40", Unframed
By Troy Smith Studio
Located in Toronto, CA
“Burning Ember” is a captivating abstract artwork that captures the intensity of flame and heat through vivid, dynamic palettes and brushwork. The painting is characterized by bold s...
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Panel
$3,200
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Lot, dramatic abstracted military theme, fire, multiple figures
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, acrylic, charcoal on panel.
Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
$3,200
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Mom, Bart's Twisting Facts in an Orwellian Fashion! colorful abstract faces
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, acrylic, gesso on panel.
Oil, Acrylic
$4,346
H 59.06 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
Baroque 10 - Contemporary Modern Abstract Painting
By Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$6,049
H 59.06 in W 70.87 in D 0.79 in
HUG - Contemporary Modern Abstract Painting, Large Format
By Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$5,749
H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 0.99 in
Silently Singing - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative, Acrylic
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Kerry’s education followed the principles of the Bauhaus . He has practiced professionally in all three disciplines of Art, Design, and Architecture. Often as the liaison between the...
Canvas, Acrylic