Painting by ted forbes 33 Artworks Sold

Structural tension

Acrylic, Other

55cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 0cm (D)

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A$700

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Artwork Description

Structural Tension explores the relationship between solid forms and open space. Layered ochre, green and blue shapes intersect with fine dark lines and a large pale central form, creating a composition that suggests fragments of an architectural structure without describing a specific place or object.
Painted in acrylic on textured hessian, the broken edges and exposed surface contribute to the sense of movement and incompleteness, while the restrained areas of colour create contrast and balance.

Artist Bio

Ted Forbes is a Newcastle-based self-taught abstract artist working primarily in acrylic on hessian and canvas. Beginning his artistic journey after retirement, he creates intuitive paintings that explore the relationship between architecture, landscape and organic form. Influenced by Albert Namatjira, Russell Drysdale, Wassily Kandinsky and Nicolas de Staël, his work has found homes with collectors through Blue Thumb and local exhibitions.

Commissions

ted's studio is in newcastle