Irish artist David Quinn makes series of abstract paintings based on repetition and variation.
While most of his work has been made on the same small scale (20.5 x 13.5 cm) on paper and wood, his recent exhibitions have also included larger pieces on canvas.
Quinn was born in Dublin in 1971 and lives and works in Shillelagh, County Wicklow. He has had thiry-nine solo shows in eight different countries and will have his first in the United States in 2027 in Francis Gallery, Los Angeles.
"At first glance the works of David Quinn appear to be simple works, minimal and understated, but at a second look you can see the layers built like strata in sedimentary rock. Each layer is a page, a painting that Quinn has stuck own, added to and covered up. They are abstract and yet, they represent time worked and time spent in contemplation. The finished paintings are summaries of the process of their creation: concentrated forms or essences.
Riann Coulter
Curator and Art Historian
"intense small works...that hover between drawing and sculpture, to share something of the aesthetic of Roger Ackling and Agnes Martin.”
Sue Hubbard
Art writer
"Each finished piece embodies a momentary, fleeting wonder that beauty can be won back from time."
Aidan Dunne
Art critic
"Quinn’s darker, delicate abstracts keep calling you back till you wonder why you’re falling in love”
Gemma Tipton
Art writer