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Todd Williamson

Been Waiting 30x30 oil on linen 2013

Been Waiting 30x30 oil on linen 2013

€5.975,43 EUR
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3" parallel lines frame the art holding the chaos and allowing the calm to control the art.

Artwork Details

Artist:
Todd Williamson
Artist Gallery:
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Year Created:
2009
Dimensions:
30 × 30 × 1.5in
Edition:
Original 1/1
Style:
Williamson builds the composition from horizontal bands that lock the eye into a calm, measured field, then disrupts that order with a dense, worked center of pale silver, gray, and green. The surface carries visible dragging, scraping, and layered oil passages, so the paint reads as both veil and structure, with the brushwork left active across the linen. The saturated blue perimeter holds the lighter core in place, translating his stated interest in control and chaos into a strict formal architecture. The work sits in the lineage of postwar lyrical abstraction and color-field painting, in conversation with Rothko’s atmospheric depth, Frankenthaler’s staining, and Clyfford Still’s fractured surfaces, while Williamson’s linear divisions give the picture a more composed, contemporary cadence.
Tags:
abstract expressionism,color field,blue palette,layered oil,scraped surface,horizontal bands,meditative,lyrical 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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