About the artist

Hartley Gabriel

United Kingdom

Gabriel Hartley (London, 1981) explores abstraction and perspective through optical effects and textured surfaces. His work blends bold linear brushstrokes with organic, elemental shapes, evoking early Modernism. By juxtaposing gloss and matte finishes, he creates a dynamic tension between flatness and depth, recalling Jean Fautrier. Hartley fuses contrasts—painterly and photographic, construction and excavation—crafting figures that appear both formative and timeworn. Internationally exhibited, he lives and works in London.

Gabriel Hartley (London, 1981) explores abstraction and perspective through optical effects and textured surfaces. His work blends bold linear brushstrokes with organic, elemental shapes, evoking early Modernism. By juxtaposing gloss and matte finishes, he creates a dynamic tension between flatness and depth, recalling Jean Fautrier. Hartley fuses contrasts—painterly and photographic, construction and excavation—crafting figures that appear both formative and timeworn. Internationally exhibited, he lives and works in London.
About the artwork

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Paintings. Oil and spray on canvas.

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Gabriel Hartley approaches painting in a sculptural way, using paint as a material like plaster. His work blends optical effects, bold brushstrokes, and impasto, merging dichotomies like depth and flatness, gloss and matte, and two- and three-dimensionality, influenced by British painters and Abstract Expressionists.

Other details
  • Size 200 W x 200 H x 4 D cm
  • Mediums Ink, Mixed wool
  • Styles Abstract, Modern
  • Creation year 2013
  • Authenticity This work includes the artist's signature
  • Ships from United Kingdom
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