steve mcginn

My approach to art is abstract and minimal focusing on the essence of an idea/concept using the pure elements of fine art, colour and form. My sculptural background helps dictate my use of materials, chosen for their capacity to emulate and contribute to the vibrancy of what it is to be alive. Using the intensity of colour as well as freeing up compositional boundaries has enabled me to explore the differences between working with chance and control. During the application of paints, inks, resin and other media the resulting interactions become complex and difficult to predict. These chance accidents are integral to the nature of my work. Like science they celebrate uncertainty and see potential within 'mistakes'. Each artwork is not planned but becomes fully formed within the making and thinking process, allowing natural forces to leave their trace producing a genuine conclusion. Any resulting ambiguity invites the viewer to contribute their imagination completing the creative process without dictating it.

 

I am an artist in everything I do, it has greatly enriched my life, fulfilling a compelling need to create - an addiction to the fleeting sense of discovery it brings. It is this ongoing process of creative discovery that I try to share.

Albemarle Gallery

49 Albemarle St London W1S 4JR

10 Jan - 2 Feb 2013

 

London Art Fair

Business Design Center London N1 0QH

16 Jan - 20 Jan 2013

 

Albemarle Gallery

49 Albemarle St London W1S 4JR

1 Aug - 31 Aug 2013

 

Brewery Tap 'On Tap'

53 Tontine St Folkestone CT20 1JR

6 June - 9 June 2014

 

Crate. 1 Bilton Square Margate CT9 1EE

5 Sept - 12 Sept 2014

 

Bentlif Gallery 'Response'

St Faiths St Maidstone ME14 1LH

8 Nov - 29 Nov 2014

 

The Horsebridge 'Soil"

11 Horsebridge Road Whitstable CT5 1AF

21 Jan - 27 Jan 2015

 

LCA Launch

Store Street Gallery London WC1E 7BS

19 Feb - 11 March 2015

 

Bentlif Open Art Prize 

St Faiths St Maidstone ME14 1LH

13 March - 3 May 2015

 

Affordable Art Fair

London Contemporary Art

Battersea Park London SW11 4NJ

11 March - 15 March 2015

 

The Other Art Fair

Victoria House Bloomsbury WC1 4DA

23 April - 26 April 2015

 

The Other Art Fair

Arnolfini Gallery

Bristol BS1 4QA

5 June - 7 June 2015

 

The Exhibit

12 Balham Station Rd SW12 9SG

10 Sept - 10 Dec 2015

 

The Other Art Fair

Old Truman Brewery

London E1 6QR

15-18 Oct 2015

 

Luminaire Arts

19 Grosvenor Place

London SW1 7HT

10 March 2016

 

Lilford Gallery

3 Palace Street

Canterbury CT1 2DY

12 July 2016

 

123 Buckingham Palace Rd

Google,Sky etc

London

SW1W 9SR

August 2016 - February 2017

 

Affordable Art Fair

Battersea Park

SW11 4NJ

9-12 March 2017