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 / oxidised 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.

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

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Revolver / oxidised has sold out

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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 ⟶

Publications /

12, an overview of twelve years in the studio

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Link here to view the catalogue ⟶

Associated works