Gavin McIntosh West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Abstract painter with a focus on colour and composition
I combine elements of formalism with an intuitive, improvisational and painterly approach. I explore strong and subtle colour relationships, seeking combinations that resonate and hold the viewer's attention.
I don't use masking tapes and work with small brushes to create areas of multiple thin layers where the physical process of making the works remains visible. Once I've drawn the composition, I usually start with the largest or smallest area and put down an initial colour that sets a "tone" for the work. From this starting point I progress back and forth across the composition, intuitively balancing local and global colour relationships until the work reaches a point where I can feel it resonate.
Recently, I've begun to mark out the painted area, leaving an unpainted border that presents the work as a complete physical object, where bare canvas, unpainted gessoed surface and finished painted areas are all visible and relevant.
I don't have a website or social media presence, but can be contacted via curator space or by email at gaviao73@icloud.com
Artwork
Signal 6, acrylic on canvas, 2026, NULL
Heba, acrylic on canvas, 2025, NULL
Signal 5, acrylic on canvas, 2026
Signal 4, acrylic on canvas, 2026
Signal 3, acrylic on canvas, 2026
Signal 2, acrylic on canvas, 2026
Signal 1, acrylic on canvas, 2026
Projects and exhibitions
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Gaza, Gaza, Gaza: a show of solidarity10/07/2025 — 27/07/2025 A salon style show of works by over 200 artists from over 30 countries, the exhibition raised over £20,000 for Medical Aid for Palestinians. |
Studio 1.1, London | Details |
Between Horizons06/04/2024 — 27/04/2024 Group show with Leeds painter Adam Stone |
Cole's Gallery, Leeds | Details |
Darker than a Blackbird's Retina22/09/2023 — 20/10/2023 Group show curated by Karl Bielik and Rob Hall |
Terrace Gallery presents at The Art Studio, Byram Arcade, Huddersfield | Details |
Fronteer Open06/12/2022 — 17/12/2022 Fronteer gallery's annual open show |
Exchange Place Studio, Sheffield | Details |
Chroma07/07/2022 — 31/07/2022 Group show of works by Gavin McIntosh, Paul Grist, Frances Ross and Jenny Beard |
Cole's Gallery, Leeds | Details |