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Aquatint and lavis.

Callum Innes’ "Lamp Black Scarlet Lake" is a limited edition print from 2024, created using etching and aquatint techniques. The composition is divided into two bold vertical halves, with the left side featuring a vibrant red field and the right side dominated by a stark black. The red section has subtle horizontal bands that suggest movement, while the black side is dense and opaque, creating a dramatic contrast. The simplicity of form, paired with the complex texture of the etched surface, explores the tension between presence and absence, color and void. The minimal yet evocative design speaks to Innes' mastery of abstraction, leaving room for personal interpretation of the space between color fields.

Callum Innes (Scotland, 1962) is a Scottish abstract painter renowned for his distinctive technique of applying and removing paint to create luminous, minimalist compositions. His 'Exposed Paintings' series exemplifies this method, where he layers pigments and then uses turpentine to wash away sections, revealing subtle variations in color and texture. Innes's work explores themes of presence and absence, engaging viewers in a contemplative experience.

Callum Innes

Lamp Black Scarlet Lake, 2024

Name: Lamp Black Scarlet Lake, 2024
SKU: 14962
Price: 4500.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Etching and Aquatint

Etching and AquatintEtching and aquatint are printmaking techniques. In aquatint, the printing plate is etched with a pattern of tiny pits and cracks to create a wide range of tonal gradations. This technique allows artists to replicate the broad, flat tones found in watercolor paintings and ink washes.

Edition

Edition of 20

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I am interested in the point where something comes into being and starts to disappear.
- Callum Innes

Callum Innes, a Scottish abstract painter, uses tone fields inside symmetrical grids or equal divisions of his paintings to create monochromic painting. Innes draws his inspiration from Barnett Newman’s work. He is distinguished by his brush technique, keenness to colour gradients and appearance.
Innes is associated with Minimalism, an art style developed after World War II. The trend is often seen as a response to abstract expressionism and modernism. He has given national and international presentations. Callum Innes' art is always meditative, the result of a laborious process of removing and applying paint. Innes' paintings are both technically and sensually appealing.
Innes attended Gray's School of Arts, where he studied drawing and painting before graduating in 1984. He enrolled in post-graduate studies at Edinburgh College in 1985. Innes received the Jerwood Painting Prize in 2002 after being shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1995. The Edinburgh Arts Festival commissioned him in 2012 to transform the capital's Regent Bridge, which he irradiated with an alternating series of coloured light. Other notable Abstract Art figures include Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Kazimir Malevich. Their countless paintings have remained iconic in history.
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Lamp Black Scarlet Lake, 2024

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