Revolver is available in a number of variations: cerulean helix, gilt helix, oxidised, rubine glaze and Revolver 1, alongside two associated darker studies.
About Revolver
I drew the first of the Revolver series, Revolver 1, back in 2005, it’s one of the earliest studies from the project, and one that forms the basis for much of what has been drawn since, especially with regard to the idea of using a square format, and a circular line.
Unlike later works, there are no glazes or transparencies here, simply the linework in motion, captured at a particular moment in time.
The studies are off centre, a little off kilter, and that tension, I think, is where the interest lies.
Building on work pioneered by Kenneth Noland, amongst many others, the Revolver series clearly riffs on the 60’s Op moment, but also progresses it with a new, more complex, treatment of the linework, and pays particular attention to the way the colours are handled.
There’s a confidence in the minimalism too, which has perhaps now given way to a more detailed approach to working, that exchanges the immediacy of these early studies for a more complex relationship with the image making process.
That tension between the beauty of minimalist simplicity and the intrigue of the mathematical figuration is certainly something that’s I’ll be thinking more about over the coming years.
Revolver in situ
Price and dimensions
Revolver / rubine glaze is a metallic Lambda photographic print, optionally mounted to Plexiglass and Dibond, and fitted with a hidden subframe, ready to install. The edition may also be fitted with a bespoke, laser cut, Opal 30 Perspex frame.
Work can be supplied unmounted and ready to frame if you’d prefer.
The work is individually signed and numbered verso, with both a unique catalogue raisonné number and the edition number for guaranteed authenticity.
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From an edition of 12
Image size ⋅ 74cm H x 74cm W
Artwork only, ready to frame ⋅ £1,280
Mounted behind Plexiglass and fitted with a hidden subframe ⋅ £1,600
Mounted behind Plexiglass and fitted with a laser cut Perspex frame ⋅ £1,800
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Dimensions and framing specs can be varied on request, to suit your space.
Please do get in touch here if you’d like to discuss possibilities ⟶
Associated works
