John Phillip Abbott
Through his paintings John Phillip Abbott explores the relationship between text and image, blurring the boundaries between both. Words or short sentences organize his compositions with a grid-like structure and function as images rather than mere concepts. Made primarily with spray paint, they spell out semantic fields with a calligraphic vocabulary. Initially inspired by his personal experiences and past memories his diaristic words take on a more general meanings and invite viewers to understand them as images as well as universal ideas.
The artist pursues an endless experimentation with numerous techniques. Combining the use of acrylic brush and spray paint, stencils and masking tapes, prepared and raw canvases, John Phillip Abbott constantly reinvents conventional ways of paintings and introduces unexpected shifts between his graphic intentions and process related accidents.
Artworks
Exhibitions
Artists
- John Phillip Abbott
- Jean Bedez
- Alain Biltereyst
- Aline Bouvy
- Marie José Burki
- Seyni Awa Camara
- Robert Devriendt
- Lionel Estève
- The Estate of Michel Frère
- Max Frintrop
- Mekhitar Garabedian
- Gilbert & George
- Stephan Goldrajch
- Olaf Holzapfel
- Toufan Hosseiny
- Chris Johanson
- Jean-François Lacalmontie
- Fiona Mackay
- Joseph Marioni
- Xavier Mary
- Dean Monogenis
- Olivier Mosset
- Tony Oursler
- Tessa Perutz
- Eric Poitevin
- Matthew Porter
- Yvan Salomone
- Charles Sandison
- Alain Séchas
- Bruno Serralongue
- David Brian Smith
- Marcin Sobolev
- Charles-Henry Sommelette
- Helmut Stallaerts
- Takis
- Achraf Touloub
- Mitja Tušek
- Charlotte vander Borght
- Leen Voet
- Wang Du
- Thomas Zipp
- Gilberto Zorio
- Yves Zurstrassen