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Tom Glendenning
Spain
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487 pieces
Artist highlights
- International Exposure
- Covered by the Press
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Pastel on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 31.5x23.6in
About this artwork
This work is inspired by preliminary drawings made of the industrial yet strangely beautiful paper factory between Pontevedra and Marín in Galicia, Spain. Its grey and dark buildings and piles of orange sawdust mixed with the surrounding eucalyptus trees, palms and ferns is a real contrast. Using spray painted, sharp stencilled lines contrasts with more spontaneous, random marks.
The process used when making a work like this is heavily inspired… by that of Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist Willem de Kooning. Kooning sometimes used drawings as masks for new marks on the canvas while also working wet in wet, layering paint over charcoal and other marks. Tom takes these techniques and adds them to his own arsenal of masking and blending paint on the brush. A painting in this style evolves over time, deciding where it wants to go, rather than following an established plan for a composition.
The process used when making a work like this is heavily inspired… by that of Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist Willem de Kooning. Kooning sometimes used drawings as masks for new marks on the canvas while also working wet in wet, layering paint over charcoal and other marks. Tom takes these techniques and adds them to his own arsenal of masking and blending paint on the brush. A painting in this style evolves over time, deciding where it wants to go, rather than following an established plan for a composition.
Tom Glendenning
Spain
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Covered by the Press
- Works on commission
« It has been said that my work is like nature on steroids, and that it takes advantage of every opportunity available to add colour and life to a space. »
Tom Glendenning is an artist based in Spain whose paintings have been exhibited internationally. He describes his artistic expression as being rooted in the contrasts of colour, mark-making, and texture, as well as controlled randomness. Specifically, Glendenning endeavours to create a "sense of place" within each of his compositions, often focusing on the relationship between urban and natural environments.
