Biography
Waddington Galleries are pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Ian Davenport. These eleven paintings, all completed in 2007 and all of water-based paint on aluminium, continue Davenport’s exploration with the essence of paint – its fluidity and colour.
Working through initial colour combinations drawn on a computer and citing such catholic stimulus as car bonnets, The Simpsons cartoon and Piero Della Francesca, the paintings demonstrate Davenport’s confident use of effervesant multiple colours. Our urban spaces are constructed on plumb-lines and works such as ‘Poured Lines: Ultramarine Light’ use the vivid manufactured pigments of city life compressed together on a vertical axis, each colour seemingly receding or advancing across the vibrant blue ground.
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Light Blue, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 98 7/8 x 78 3/4 in / 250 x 200 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Black, 2007
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Dark Red (Echo), 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 98 7/8 x 157 1/2 in / 250 x 400 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Magenta & Green, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in / 120 x 80 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Green, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 59 x 47 1/4 in / 150 x 120 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Ultramarine Light, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 98 7/8 x 78 3/4 in / 250 x 200 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Black & White, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in / 60 x 40 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: White & Black, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in / 60 x 40 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Permanent Red, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 98 7/8 x 78 3/4 in / 250 x 200 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Puddle, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 40 1/2 x 31 1/8 in / 103 x 79 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Prime, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 40 1/2 x 30 1/4 in / 103 x 77 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Grip, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in / 200 x 200 cm
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Ian Davenport, Poured Lines: Green & Red, 2007 water-based paints on aluminium 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in / 60 x 40 cm
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