acrylic, ink, 100% cotton, coffee grounds, Bolognese plaster on linen

Francis Offman

acrylic, ink, 100% cotton, coffee grounds, Bolognese plaster on linen, 2022200 x 248cm22500 USD
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acrylic, ink, 100% cotton, coffee grounds, bolognese plaster on linenHerald St
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This contemporary artwork features a vibrant composition of organic shapes and textures on a beige background. The prominent elements include abstract, amorphous forms in various shades of green, gray, and brown, suggesting a natural or geological theme. The piece employs a mix of collage and painting techniques, with torn and layered paper creating a dynamic, textured surface. The overall style appears to be a playful exploration of abstract expressionism, with the artist's intention likely focused on evoking a sense of mystery and intrigue within the natural world. ...

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Francis Offman
Artist
Francis Offman
B.1987

Francis Offman works with installation and sculpture, yet his primary medium is painting. Working with various base surfaces such as jute, linen or canvas, Offman will gradually layer monochromatic pigments onto these materials and collage fragments of torn paper, ink, cotton or plaster. The paintings are not stretched or supported by wooden frames, but pinned to the wall, affording them a sense of vulnerability. Meditative and sensorial, each component of each work is meticulously considered by Offman. Perhaps the most central ingredient within Offman’s oeuvre is coffee. The artist began working with this material in 2014, using these grains as tangible vessels to reflect the cultural, political and economic relationship between Europe and Africa. Offman was born in Rwanda, and now lives in Italy after his family fled Rwanda during the civil war. Coffee imported from his native country acted as a consumable thread growing up, and the incorporation of these granules into his paintings sensitively tackles the trauma of European rule in Africa on both a personal and wider scale. Offman cites David Hammons as a key influence upon the way he conceptualizes projects, specifically the way in which individual substances can serve as shorthand for a myriad of social and political entanglements. Operating purely in an abstract field, the conceptual make up of Offman’s oeuvre speaks volumes. ...

Francis Offman: Artworks
Untitled
Francis OffmanUntitled, 202313500 EUR
Senza titolo/Untitled
Francis OffmanSenza titolo/Untitled, 2022Price on Request
Senza titolo/Untitled
Francis OffmanSenza titolo/Untitled, 2023Price on Request
Untitled
Francis OffmanUntitled, 2022Price on Request
Untitled
Francis OffmanUntitled, 2020Price on Request
Untitled
Francis OffmanUntitled, 20237145 USD
acrylic, ink, 100% cotton, coffee grounds, Bolognese plaster on linen
Francis Offmanacrylic, ink, 100% cotton, coffee grounds, Bolognese plaster on linen, 202222500 USD
Senza titolo-Untitled
Francis OffmanSenza titolo-Untitled, 2022Price on Request
Untitled (figura)
Francis OffmanUntitled (figura), 2024Price on Request
Herald St
Gallery
Herald St
London, London

Herald St was established in 2005 by Ash L’ange and Nicky Verber. With two spaces across London, Herald St represents twenty-five international artists and participates in multiple art fairs including Art Basel, Frieze London, and Frieze Los Angeles amongst others. Works by Herald St artists are held in many museum collections and are regularly included in exhibitions within public institutions.