Behind the studio

Gabriel Hartley

Behind the studio, 2024131 x 97.5cmSign in to view price
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MaterialGallery
natural pigment and binder on cottonSeventeen
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork depicts the word "DOCENT" in a stark, minimalist style using a monochromatic grayscale palette. The large, bold letters fill the frame, creating a visually striking and impactful composition. The clean, geometric forms and the lack of unnecessary details or embellishments suggest a focus on the essential elements of typography and language. The artist's intention may be to prompt reflection on the role and significance of the "docent" in the context of art and education, inviting the viewer to consider the power of words and their ability to convey meaning. ...

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Artist
Gabriel Hartley
B.1981, British

Gabriel Hartley’s work combines optical effects and iconic markings on highly textured surfaces. His work summons early Modernism’s play with abstraction and perspective. With bold linear brushstrokes and organic, elemental shapes, Hartley’s forms play with space and movement. His painterly effects – generated through a mix of gloss and matte paint – convey both a flatness and a depth that produce a palpable sense of tension. The dusty quality of Hartley’s impasto surfaces recall the paintings of School of Paris artist Jean Fautrier. Hartley fuses seemingly opposing elements: the painterly and the photographic, flatness and depth, and two and three dimensionality. He simultaneously constructs and excavates – building subjects and unraveling them – to create figures at once formative and timeworn. ...

Gabriel Hartley: Artworks
Through
Gabriel HartleyThrough, 2020
99.8 x 123cm
Tide
Gabriel HartleyTide, 2020
122.6 x 146cm
City Wave
Gabriel HartleyCity Wave, 2020
122.9 x 145.9cm
River Walk
Gabriel HartleyRiver Walk, 2020
46.4 x 61.8cm
Rise
Gabriel HartleyRise, 2020
298.2 x 147.3cm
Piero
Gabriel HartleyPiero, 2020
200.7 x 115.9cm
Clouds Of Grass
Gabriel HartleyClouds Of Grass, 2020
94.8 x 122.9cm
Cherry
Gabriel HartleyCherry, 2022
61 x 61cm
Green Shadows
Gabriel HartleyGreen Shadows, 2022
196.5 x 292cm
Different
Gabriel HartleyDifferent, 2022
44 x 66cm
Sleeping Choir
Gabriel HartleySleeping Choir, 2022
115.5 x 167.5cm
Muggy
Gabriel HartleyMuggy, 2022
65 x 53cm
Sky Pile
Gabriel HartleySky Pile, 2022
66 x 91cm
Falls End
Gabriel HartleyFalls End, 2022
100 x 73cm
Late
Gabriel HartleyLate, 2022
65 x 53cm
Neon curtains
Weatherland
Occasional Rain
Rainbows Hide
Cicadas
Gabriel HartleyCicadas, 2024
28 x 22.6cm
something else
February silence
Roofstops
Gabriel HartleyRoofstops, 2024
28 x 41.8cm
Last leaf
Gabriel HartleyLast leaf, 2024
28 x 22.6cm
Birch Bark
Gabriel HartleyBirch Bark, 2024
54 x 46.5cm
Doze
Gabriel HartleyDoze, 2024
16.5 x 23.5cm
Red House
Gabriel HartleyRed House, 2024
18.5 x 14.7cm
Wind through the shutter
Gabriel HartleyWind through the shutter, 2024
66.3 x 46.5 x 3.5cm
Autumn Alley
Autumn Alley
Gabriel HartleyAutumn Alley, 2024
66 x 46.3cm
Aquarium
Gabriel HartleyAquarium, 2024
28.8 x 16.9 x 3cm
Wandering Rocks
Gabriel HartleyWandering Rocks, 2024
22.8 x 29.1 x 2.8cm
Night Rain
Gabriel HartleyNight Rain, 2024
14 x 21 x 2cm
Peach
Gabriel HartleyPeach, 2024
13.5 x 20.5 x 2cm
Mashiko Rain
Violet hour
First Rainbow
Behind the studio
Dew
Gabriel HartleyDew, 2024
91.5 x 117cm
Recently
Gabriel HartleyRecently, 2024
61 x 41.5cm
Cormorants
Gabriel HartleyCormorants, 2024
22.5 x 28cm
Linger
Gabriel HartleyLinger, 2024
41.5 x 46cm
Trape
Gabriel HartleyTrape, 2024
22.5 x 28cm
Sesame
Gabriel HartleySesame, 2024
23 x 28.2cm
Black Pine
Gabriel HartleyBlack Pine, 2024
98 x 131cm
Peacocks and Lilies
Willow Alley
Gabriel HartleyWillow Alley, 2024
180.5 x 215.5cm
Every Grain of Sand
Wisteria Woods
Gabriel HartleyWisteria Woods, 2024
50.5 x 61.5cm
Dust Tide
Gabriel HartleyDust Tide, 2024
50.5 x 61.5cm
After Rain
Gabriel HartleyAfter Rain, 2024
81.25 x 101cm
Breath
Gabriel HartleyBreath, 2024
22.5 x 9.5cm
Do
Gabriel HartleyDo, 2024
24 x 29cm
Birch Tea
Gabriel HartleyBirch Tea, 2024
41.8 x 32.5cm
Evening Cicadas
Gabriel HartleyEvening Cicadas, 2024
23.5 x 16.5cm
Out of Town
Gabriel HartleyOut of Town, 2024
16 x 17.5cm
Long Long Summer
Drunken walk home
Almost Late
Gabriel HartleyAlmost Late, 2024
20 x 11.5cm
City Warbler
Tomorrow Night
Ash
Gabriel HartleyAsh, 2024
25 x 20cm
Shower Coin
Gabriel HartleyShower Coin, 2024
32.5 x 40.7cm
Neighbourhood
Walk
Gabriel HartleyWalk, 2024
16 x 23.5cm
Tomorrow Star
Prime Bliss
Gabriel HartleyPrime Bliss, 2024
41.5 x 25cm
First Impression
Fishing
Gabriel HartleyFishing, 2024
25 x 16.5cm
Sculptures
Balcony
Gabriel HartleyBalcony, 2024
9 x 11cm
Underpass
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