This abstract painting showcases a rich and vibrant color palette, with a mix of earthy tones and striking hues. The composition features organic, almost biomorphic shapes that intertwine, creating a sense of depth and movement. The artist employs a distinctive dry-brush technique, lending the work a textural quality. While the subject matter is not immediately recognizable, the overall impression suggests a symbolic or metaphorical landscape, hinting at the artist's intention to convey a deeper, perhaps mystical, interpretation of the natural world. ...
James Owens' work delicately balances figuration and abstraction, delving into repetition while featuring an experimental style that incorporates a rich variety of brush strokes and mark-making techniques. Through his ethereal works, Owens presents outdoor settings teeming with flora and fauna, as well as patchwork-like backgrounds that pervade his artworks, inviting viewers to explore deep interior worlds, all the while keeping the ultimate outcome shrouded in mystery. In his works, Owens seamlessly blends memory, heritage, contemporary culture, and imagination, weaving entirely new narratives that flourish in moments of ambiguity. Viewers are introduced to a world of outsiders infatuated with the unknown, eager to believe in something more. Owens conjures imagined landscapes and figures deeply engaged in the acts of searching and experiencing, achieved through a wide range of painting techniques, allowing abstracted elements to fade and form within the canvas. ...
Newchild was founded by Diego Castaño, Chandler Noah and Sarah Vanwelden in 2020 in Antwerp, Belgium. Newchild serves as a physical and digital platform for established and emerging artists whose practice is defined by conceptualism, narrative and an ambitious technical approach.
Newchild was created to cultivate cross-pollination and meaningful exchange, fostering a collaborative environment for artists to explore beyond their established modes of expression. It curates a regular programme of offbeat exhibitions, participates in art fairs globally and works in close collaboration with foundations and museums. ...
