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Todd Williamson

Abiding Radiance

Abiding Radiance

€5.468,80 EUR
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Edition
3" grids of oil over layers of thin paints, creating a radiant, calm horizon.

Artwork Details

Artist:
Todd Williamson
Artist Gallery:
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Year Created:
2026
Dimensions:
24 × 36 × 1.5in
Edition:
Original 1/1
Style:
What meets the eye first is a luminous field of pale gold, misted green, and silvery gray, organized by a deliberate grid that gives the surface a measured, architectural cadence. Williamson builds the painting through thin, layered oil passages, then interrupts that calm with bands of saturated ultramarine near the lower edge and a smaller strike of blue across the upper right, creating tension within the overall hush. The brushwork is restrained but active: each square carries its own translucent density, and the seams register as rhythm rather than rigidity. The work stands in clear conversation with Color Field painting and the atmospheric abstraction of Rothko, Frankenthaler, and Still, while the gridded structure gives the composition a distinctly contemporary discipline.
Tags:
abstraction,color field,grid,oil paint,layering,ultramarine,gold,meditative,horizon,lyric abstraction

About Todd Williamson

Todd Williamson, based in West Hollywood, CA, creates original artwork available to collect on Art Emerge, an AI-powered marketplace for artists and collectors.

Key Facts

  • Location: West Hollywood, CA

Todd Williamson is an internationally recognized contemporary artist known for his exploration of color, sound, and texture through abstraction. His work is defined by subtle gradients, rhythmic lines, and a refined palette that together create immersive, meditative experiences. Williamson’s paintings and installations often move between harmony and tension, pulling viewers into a deeper emotional and psychological space. Over the course of his career, Williamson has earned multiple honors, including two grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the Pollock-Krasner Prize for Creativity in 2019. His work has been exhibited around the world, with highlights including his critically acclaimed project Processional at the 58th Venice Biennale as an official collateral event.

Artist Statement

My work is rooted in a subtle, layered abstraction that feels both grounded and ethereal. Each painting is built up through a slow process of layering, sanding, scraping, and pulling back, letting the light emerge from within the surface itself. Some pieces lean into a restrained, almost monochromatic palette, while others open up into more complex fields of color and movement, always balancing chaos and control. I invite the viewer to slow down and reflect, looking beneath the surface, where the paintings carry a sense of internal narrative, a tension between fragility and resilience.

Selected Highlights

  • Pollock Prize for Creativity. Pollock Krasner Foundation * NY NY
  • 58th Venice Biennale- Processional (official exhibition) - Venice Italy
  • Foundation Grant. Pollock Krasner Foundation * NY NY
  • MoCA Montecatini Contemporary Art Museum - Montecatini Italy
  • MAC.n Museo Arte Contemporaneo - Monsummano Italy

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