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Todd Williamson

Resolution

Resolution

€3.622,04 EUR
€3.622,04 EUR
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For more than three decades, my practice has centered on process-driven abstraction—painting as a slow, deliberate act of accumulation and removal. Layers are built, sanded back, scraped, and reworked until light, rhythm, and stillness emerge. This work draws as much from music as from painting—composed rather than constructed—allowing color, surface, and restraint to hold emotional weight without narrative insistence.

Artwork Details

Artist:
Todd Williamson
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Year Created:
2026
Dimensions:
24 × 24 × 1.5in
Edition:
Original 1/1
Style:
Todd Williamson’s Resolution presents as a field of quiet voltage: a silver-gray surface broken into horizontal and vertical seams, with low bands of ocher, soot, rust, and a single sharp note of blue anchoring the center. The eye meets the layered skin first, built from accumulation and erasure until the painting holds both matte abrasion and reflective lift. Williamson’s grid-like structure reads as a restrained scaffold rather than a strict geometry, bringing his abstraction into dialogue with Color Field painting and the lyrical surface intelligence of Rothko, Frankenthaler, and Still as named in his own statement. The work turns composition into cadence, where repetition, interruption, and restraint create a measured emotional resonance.
Tags:
abstract expressionism,color field,layered oil,process painting,silver gray,earth tones,restrained palette,grid,meditative,contemporary 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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