'Colour Study 2' by Oliver Day
'Colour Study 2'
29.5 x 42 cm
Oil Paint on Paper
2025
£350
Bespoke framing available for Greater London collectors only | Lead time is 8 weeks from confirmation
Oliver Day (b.2002), from Shropshire, is currently completing his BA Fine Art Painting degree at Camberwell College of Arts. It is through the unfolding of landscape, composition and form which is at the core of his paintings. Day’s approach to making work is one which aims to embed concepts of meaning and message within his paintings. Day is interested in how hidden narratives can be layered within a painting and how the viewer interacts with colour and line within the work to understand this. Day describes his paintings as ‘internal landscapes’ that sit on the edge of memory, imagination and desire. Day expresses a keen interest in art history and tries to encapsulate this in his work, especially within the styles and techniques of Abstract Expressionism - his main influencesbeing theories around creating work at this time. However,Day’s work looks forward into the future of painting as he pushes shapes, marks and gesture past their historical parameters. The fusion of Abstract Expressionism styles and techniques alongside a new, fresh contemporary outlook on painting enables Day to explore concepts around his subject matter in an experimental manner which encapsulates the rawness of painting, collage and mixed media with an arrangement that can be formatted in different ways. Day’s work seems to balance on a fine line between the past and the present. Influences of jazz and the movements of the city are slowed down by his upbringing in rural Shropshire, a sort of juxtaposition that can only exist within the work if you have experienced both atmospheres. Day’s art is deeply embedded in his love for painting as he uses this as a kind of soul searching. His abstraction is challenging as the viewer should contemplate each mark as their eye moves across the canvas. The viewer should observe an organic response to his work as Day waits for the painting to tell him what brush-mark to make next.
'Colour Study 2'
29.5 x 42 cm
Oil Paint on Paper
2025
£350
Bespoke framing available for Greater London collectors only | Lead time is 8 weeks from confirmation
Oliver Day (b.2002), from Shropshire, is currently completing his BA Fine Art Painting degree at Camberwell College of Arts. It is through the unfolding of landscape, composition and form which is at the core of his paintings. Day’s approach to making work is one which aims to embed concepts of meaning and message within his paintings. Day is interested in how hidden narratives can be layered within a painting and how the viewer interacts with colour and line within the work to understand this. Day describes his paintings as ‘internal landscapes’ that sit on the edge of memory, imagination and desire. Day expresses a keen interest in art history and tries to encapsulate this in his work, especially within the styles and techniques of Abstract Expressionism - his main influencesbeing theories around creating work at this time. However,Day’s work looks forward into the future of painting as he pushes shapes, marks and gesture past their historical parameters. The fusion of Abstract Expressionism styles and techniques alongside a new, fresh contemporary outlook on painting enables Day to explore concepts around his subject matter in an experimental manner which encapsulates the rawness of painting, collage and mixed media with an arrangement that can be formatted in different ways. Day’s work seems to balance on a fine line between the past and the present. Influences of jazz and the movements of the city are slowed down by his upbringing in rural Shropshire, a sort of juxtaposition that can only exist within the work if you have experienced both atmospheres. Day’s art is deeply embedded in his love for painting as he uses this as a kind of soul searching. His abstraction is challenging as the viewer should contemplate each mark as their eye moves across the canvas. The viewer should observe an organic response to his work as Day waits for the painting to tell him what brush-mark to make next.
'Colour Study 2'
29.5 x 42 cm
Oil Paint on Paper
2025
£350
Bespoke framing available for Greater London collectors only | Lead time is 8 weeks from confirmation
Oliver Day (b.2002), from Shropshire, is currently completing his BA Fine Art Painting degree at Camberwell College of Arts. It is through the unfolding of landscape, composition and form which is at the core of his paintings. Day’s approach to making work is one which aims to embed concepts of meaning and message within his paintings. Day is interested in how hidden narratives can be layered within a painting and how the viewer interacts with colour and line within the work to understand this. Day describes his paintings as ‘internal landscapes’ that sit on the edge of memory, imagination and desire. Day expresses a keen interest in art history and tries to encapsulate this in his work, especially within the styles and techniques of Abstract Expressionism - his main influencesbeing theories around creating work at this time. However,Day’s work looks forward into the future of painting as he pushes shapes, marks and gesture past their historical parameters. The fusion of Abstract Expressionism styles and techniques alongside a new, fresh contemporary outlook on painting enables Day to explore concepts around his subject matter in an experimental manner which encapsulates the rawness of painting, collage and mixed media with an arrangement that can be formatted in different ways. Day’s work seems to balance on a fine line between the past and the present. Influences of jazz and the movements of the city are slowed down by his upbringing in rural Shropshire, a sort of juxtaposition that can only exist within the work if you have experienced both atmospheres. Day’s art is deeply embedded in his love for painting as he uses this as a kind of soul searching. His abstraction is challenging as the viewer should contemplate each mark as their eye moves across the canvas. The viewer should observe an organic response to his work as Day waits for the painting to tell him what brush-mark to make next.