Philip Ward
Early in his career, Philip Ward was a part-time assistant to Bridget Riley. He has held teaching and artist positions across the globe and hung work at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London in 1973. Ward has focused his artistic career on developing his skill and knowledge of abstract painting.
Working in acrylics on stretched canvas and found wood, his paintings are still moments which are acquired on the move, from glimpses out of train windows, in rear-view mirrors, or reflections in plate-glass windows. These moments are embodied but not depicted; Ward seeks out arrangements of color as a way of understanding these moments. Starting with a small drawing made on site, he allows his painting to lead him into the unknown. The journey may lead on, but there is no known destination. The biography of his travels allows him to make decisions based primarily in the study of things seen and remembered.
Modern Folding Shadows, 2020, Acrylic on Found Wood, 7.38”x 18.14” (open)
Modern Folding Shadows, 2020, Acrylic on Found Wood, 7.25”x 9.125” (closed)
Red and Folding Dog, 2020, Acrylic and Found Wood, 7.375”x 8.25” (closed)
Red and Folding Dog, 2020, Acrylic and Found Wood, 7.375”x 16.25” (open)
Hoarse Dog Neddy, 2020, Acrylic on Cotton Duck, 72” x 42”
Leonard’s Bridge, 2019, Acrylic on Prepared Panel, 36”x 24”
Left Hat, 2019, Acrylic on Cotton Duck, 24” x 30”
A Glance At The Timetable, 2019, Acrylic on Cotton Duck, 36”x 48”
“Painting is all about making visual decisions. In this way my painting comes from the world around me.”
— Philip Ward