Mark Woollam
About
Mark Woollam makes fluid, gestural abstract paintings that respond to the observation of nature, it’s tonal compositions – light and dark, movement and stasis, sound and vibration – and also the analogous structures in music: rhythm, tonal dynamics, pace, presence and absence.
Through engaging with nature – a specific place, or atmosphere – or a piece of music, each painting evolves through a process of looking, listening and responding with intuitive mark-making, sometimes quick, sometimes slow, to reach a point where a certain energy is attained, not corresponding to subject matter, but a point at which the work develops a life of its own and carries within it a certain emotive resonance. This is the exciting part of the painting process, one where the artist knows the work is nearing completion.
Mark is deeply invested in the material qualities of paint, and his language is constantly evolving, as he seeks the best means for creating paintings that have a direct and immediate impact, a vibrancy in colour, tone and energy, bringing attention and focus to the beauty of the world around us and this moment we inhabit.
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