Clive Rowe in his studio In Clive Rowe we find a daring and technologically advanced artist. In his body of work we discover atmospheric abstractions that whirl and zoom like powerful intergalactic storms. Other works retain a more tangible quality, appearing like twisted Technicolor rock, tubing, or even vivid porcupine-like explosions. The great invention of forms shown by Rowe is truly astounding. Though he began his artistic journey with conventional photography at the early age of nine, he switched from film to digital and from realism to abstraction after the recent advancements in digital cameras. His fully bloomed aesthetic may have been born with the camera, but it was raised to fruition with the computer. Rowe employs powerful visual programs to craft his art, and keeps experimenting as new technologies are developed. He has recently progressed to three-dimensional rendering, a move that has added a sculptural aesthetic to his work and allowed a freedom from reality and the camera. The dynamism and undulating colors in these images force our eyes around the picture at light speed. It is as if Rowe is crafting his art with pure energy. The images are fully abstract yet retain the perception that they are little worlds existing for us to explore.

Rowe has a finely tuned sense of texture and navigates easily between styles. Color may be portrayed as an impasto painterly swath or as an ambiance, like pure prismatic light. In his works, we find subtle similarities to the likes of the Abstract Expressionist painters and even Joan Miro’s late experimentations with full abstraction.

Rowe is cognizant of the power of abstraction as a medium of contemplation. “I believe that many ideas are not seen sharply, but as impressions and they are best expressed in similar form,” he explains. “The fact that I may see one meaning and each viewer another is immaterial.” Having exhibited his work in London and recently acquiring representation in New York, Rowe continues to develop his unique artistic style. He lives and works in London.

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