Silver Forest

John Maclean

Silver Forest, 202330 x 24cmSign in to view price
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watercolor on boardThe approach
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This vibrant abstract painting showcases a harmonious blend of colors and organic shapes. The canvas is dominated by a lively palette of pinks, yellows, and muted greens, with gestural brush strokes and splatters creating a sense of movement and energy. While the overall composition appears to be inspired by natural landscapes, the artwork ultimately evokes a dreamlike and imaginative realm. The artist's expressive technique and attention to color subtleties suggest an intention to capture the essence of the natural world through an abstract lens, inviting the viewer to engage with the work on an emotional and intuitive level. ...

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Artist
John Maclean

Maclean studied at the Royal College of Art in the mid-90s under contemporary British painters such as Chris Ofili and Peter Doig, however his other interests took him in the direction of a career in music and film making. With his film projects on hold during the pandemic and needing a creative outlet for his ideas, Maclean returned to painting after a twenty-year hiatus. Landscapes seemed to be an obvious subject matter for Maclean to work with; growing up in the Scottish Highlands surrounded by dramatic, almost romantic, surroundings, he always had a strong relationship to the natural environment. Landscapes also play a central role in his films: in Slow West, the film Maclean wrote and directed in 2015, and with his forthcoming feature-length project Tornado, the landscape is framed as a protagonist – the same can be said for his paintings, where he foregrounds mountain ranges, trees, rivers, valleys, snow scenes, hills and fields. Maclean enjoys that there is something both generic and specific in the landscapes that he chooses to paint; narratives within the work are elusive and open-ended, allowing the viewer to project their own memories and associations onto the work. In this latest series, there is perhaps more specificity of location, indicated by titles such as America or in depictions of Egyptian pyramids, tropical jungle scenes or when Maclean drifts between seasons, yet the scenes still feel ubiquitous, familiar and easily relatable. Maclean finds his source material (the landscape postcards) via deep-searches online, translating the image directly from his computer screen as he paints onto board. Maclean was drawn to the inconsistency of these vintage postcards, which are often poorly printed in black and white, hand-tinted in unnatural hues and out of register – both painterly and photographic, but lacking authenticity. Maclean enhances or saturates the colour of the original images, preferring to focus on tone over colouration to create textural and dynamic surfaces, a technique borrowed from his film-making. He begins with a small colour detail that ultimately informs the rest of the painting, emanating outwards like a psychedelic hum, edges softening within the painting. This gentle intensification of colour disrupts the naturalness of the landscape scene, placing it at odds with the artificiality of the palette, evoking the slippage of authenticity found in the postcards themselves. ...

John Maclean: Artworks
Valley
Muddy Field
John Maclean
Muddy Field, 2023
30 x 24cm
Silver Lake II
John Maclean
Silver Lake II, 2023
30 x 24cm
Rock Forest Road
John Maclean
Rock Forest Road, 2023
30 x 24cm
America
John Maclean
America, 2023
30 x 24cm
Path
Silver Forest
John Maclean
Silver Forest, 2023
30 x 24cm
Village
John Maclean
Village, 2023
30 x 24cm
Snow gate
John Maclean
Snow gate, 2023
30 x 22cm
Waterfall 1
John Maclean
Waterfall 1, 2022
30 x 22cm
Reflection
John Maclean
Reflection, 2022
30 x 22cm
Silver Ghost Waterfall
John Maclean
Silver Ghost Waterfall, 2022
30 x 22cm
Violet Snow
John Maclean
Violet Snow, 2022
30 x 22cm
Snow Cap
John Maclean
Snow Cap, 2022
30 x 22cm
Bricks and Trees
John Maclean
Bricks and Trees, 2022
30 x 22cm
Night Farm
John Maclean
Night Farm, 2022
30 x 22cm
Orange Porch
John Maclean
Orange Porch, 2022
30 x 22cm
Country Rain
John Maclean
Country Rain, 2022
30 x 22cm
Red Pine Tree
John Maclean
Red Pine Tree, 2022
30 x 24cm
Number 1
John Maclean
Number 1, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 5
John Maclean
Number 5, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 9
John Maclean
Number 9, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Blue Sea
John Maclean
Blue Sea, 2023
30 x 24cm
Rock Forest Road
John Maclean
Rock Forest Road, 2023
30 x 24cm
Depot I
John Maclean
Depot I, 2023
30 x 24cm
Silver Lake II
John Maclean
Silver Lake II, 2023
30 x 24cm
Path
Winter Stream
John Maclean
Winter Stream, 2023
30 x 24cm
Woods
Path to River
John Maclean
Path to River, 2023
30 x 24cm
Fence by Woods
John Maclean
Fence by Woods, 2023
30 x 24cm
House Behind the Trees
John Maclean
House Behind the Trees, 2023
30 x 24cm
Depot I
John Maclean
Depot I, 2023
30 x 24cm
Tree Reflect I
John Maclean
Tree Reflect I, 2023
30 x 24cm
Tree
Egypt Palms
John Maclean
Egypt Palms, 2023
30 x 24cm
Blue Sea
John Maclean
Blue Sea, 2023
30 x 24cm
Winter Stream
John Maclean
Winter Stream, 2023
30 x 24cm
Beach Tree
John Maclean
Beach Tree, 2024
30 x 24cm
Ice Cream
John Maclean
Ice Cream, 2024
30 x 24cm
Flowers, Tree, Hill
John Maclean
Flowers, Tree, Hill, 2024
30 x 24cm
Number 3
John Maclean
Number 3, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 8
John Maclean
Number 8, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 7
John Maclean
Number 7, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 10
John Maclean
Number 10, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 11
John Maclean
Number 11, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 13
John Maclean
Number 13, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 14
John Maclean
Number 14, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
Number 12
John Maclean
Number 12, 2024
50.7 x 43 x 4cm
White Woods
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White Woods, 2025
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Trees of Green
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Trees of Green, 2025
30 x 24cm
The approach
Gallery
The approach
London

The Approach is co-directed by Jake Miller and Emma Robertson. Located in Bethnal Green above The Approach Tavern, for over twenty years it has operated an internationally recognised programme from its East London base. The gallery is known for discovering artists and establishing their careers as well as making inter-generational curated group shows a strong focus. The list of represented artists includes the Estates of important overlooked female artists Heidi Bucher and Maria Pinińska Bereś, as well as seminal British collage artist John Stezaker, together with established and emerging artists including Magali Reus, Peter Davies, Lisa Oppenheim, Sandra Mujinga, Pam Evelyn, Sara Cwynar, Sam Windett and Caitlin Keogh. Over the years the gallery has operated parallel programmes in additional gallery spaces in London’s West End (The Approach W1) and in Shoreditch (The Reliance). The gallery is currently based solely in its original East End location and continues to expand its programme, showcasing its represented artists in the main gallery space, and both represented and non-represented artists in The Annexe, a smaller, more experimental space at the back of the building. ...

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