50 x 50 cm | 19 x 19 in
Subject: Abstract
Tags:
Broad Brushstrokes,
Water,
Movement,
Waves,
Cy Twombly
Original mixed media painting in acrylic, crayon, oil paint and emulsion on canvas.
"Abstract expressionist study of the Sussex coastline. Inspiration comes from living on the south coast of the UK, influences include De Kooning and Cy Twombly."
Describing his artistic approach as 3-D collage, the multidisciplinary artist Sean Madden explores and creates elemental hybrids that culminate in powerful sculptural forms. Constructing small-scale sculptures, Madden counteracts their modest size with signals of power, vigour and strength, taking heed from cartoonish figurines, aerodynamic principles and historical symbols of fortitude and tenacity.
Exploring both the medium as much as the subject matter, Madden presents his bronze-cast statuettes often in a rough, textured finish, implying an Expressionist emphasis of the material and surface as seminal to the oft-imposing forms. His titles range from Epic to Supernature.