Clem Crosby is a contemporary artist living and working in London, England. His work, mainly non-representational painting,"Clem Crosby". ArtForum, September 2011. by Barry Schwabsky is in the collection of the Tate, the Leeds City Museum, the Microsoft Art Collection and the Berkeley Art Museum. He was commissioned by the Young Vic theatre in London to create a permanent installation, titled 180 Monochrome Paintings.
Career Crosby began creating abstract paintings in about 1986."Latest London Art Reviews". Artlyst, Paul Carey Kent. 18 April 2010 In 1994 his work was displayed at the Lisson Gallery in London,"ART / Hi-ho, hi-ho, off to work they go.". The Independent. ADRIAN SEARLE 29 August 1994 and some of his early work was included in a group exhibition in Copenhagen in 2000.
Crosby developed a method of painting which employed oil paint on formica on aluminum panels."Robert Adams photographs and books, Clem Crosby new paintings". SF Gate, By Kenneth Baker September 13, 2014 Many of his paintings include patterned or free-flowing lines with a slick, wet texture, often drawn without lifting his brush,"Making Matters at Platform A Gallery". Saturation Point, a review by Andy Parkinson. on simple backgrounds,"London Diary: Art and Anxiety". Digby Warde-Aldam, 25 November 2015 to produce thick textured paint surfaces.
Over time, Crosby created a large number of monochrome works that were combined into a permanent exhibit at the Young Vic Theatre.
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External links Crosby’s Website Crosby’s Gallery