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parsing : prussian blue + white, Jonathan Gabb

As a twist on minimalism, this work is a colour based piece whose structure responds to the gallery’s space. Cut and hung from one sheet of acrylic paint, this work presents its colour in one statement piece. Each unit of strand is pulled taught like a stretched canvas, to create a row of sequential knots. Each knot aims for a continuous line but always denotes a slight variable between each strand and tie.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-parsing-prussian-blue-white/327093/1539530/view

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ensemble 9, Jonathan Gabb

Through a complex manipulation and positioning of materials, this work seeks to encapsulate and form a dialogue with the lighting, which forms an integral part of the work. Rather than a device applied to the finished work, the lighting informs the development of the work and embraces notions of “theatricality” inherent in its dramatic aesthetic.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Installation-ensemble-9/327093/2951433/view

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pink track 8 + black, Jonathan Gabb

“To stigmatize abstract painting we must label it as decorative”. (Sedlmayr and Barnes/De Mazia) In continuation with his “cottage industry” method of making installations, Jonathan Gabb has ventured into a 2 dimensional realm of painting. In homage to the pattern and decoration movement led by artists Joyce Kozloff and Valerie Jaudon, this work is created in one simple gesture; a product of instinct or practical storage, these new works can be considered as alternative or practical methods of creating a circular shape on the pictorial plane. From instinctive “playing” or beginnings, this work is composed of cut strips of painted paper wrapped with electrical tape in one continuous motion. The work has an optical quality that at the same time engages the viewer with the object and the process of observation. “The work is made in the way a cotton reel or hose pipe reel is created, out of practical means: an everyday method applied to a traditional fine art medium”.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Collage-pink-track-8-black/327093/3007967/view

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deep gum 8, Jonathan Gabb

deep gum 8 celebrates through its scale and unbridled use of colour, how an abstract painting can engage with architectural form. Adhering to the walls and ceilings and enveloping lighting within a given space, the ribbons of paint generate a luminous and vibrant composition which constantly changes as the viewer moves into and around the work.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-deep-gum-8/327093/1538993/view

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Chameleon: Mars Black & Cadium Yellow, Jonathan Gabb

Chameleon : Mars Black + Cadium Yellow is an investigation into the parallels drawn between our appreciation of natural phenomena and Art. Rather than creating a painting from direct observation, Chameleon : Mars Black + Cadium Yellow draws on our optical and direct experiences of nature by presenting vivid colours of paint in this direct and unique way. This installation appropriates the vivid colours of Madagasgar's Minor's chameleon and combines it with nature’s yellow and black “warning signal” as an allegory to this idea. The layers of yellow and black acrylic paint are interspersed with streaks of neon colours, mixed with PVA glue and cut into strands. The scale of the installation is intended to be immersive, drawing the viewer in. The 'rolling waves of colour' initially presented evaporate to reveal delicate strands of colour as the viewer moves under and around the work, thus becoming an optical event whereby the viewer physically engages to experience.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Chameleon-Mars-Black-Cadium-Yellow/327093/178015/view

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