Paul Tonkin

Aficionado
acrylic on canvas
87 x 181cm
2009

Paul Tonkin’s new abstract paintings are currently on show at Delfina Restaurant, 50 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UD until July 31st. Free admission. Open daily 8am-5pm; Friday evenings 7-10pm

Review by Corrina Lotz

Paul Tonkin has been painting for over 30 years. His pictures depend on subtle variations in colour, the "twisting of local colour" noted by Tim Hilton in the Guardian, which can rarely be conveyed photographically. The same critic observed in another review, "Paul Tonkin's colour is positively Venetian" and John Russell Taylor, in the Times, has compared him with Ivon Hitchens.

The paintings exploit the fluid and translucent properties of acrylic paint using interlocking and floating forms which are often of a biomorphic character, the intention being to bring out the 'musical' effect of differing chromatic intensities in dynamic combination. The sometimes unusual formats used are suitable for either domestic or workplace environments.

Paul Tonkin's work has been exhibited in the Hayward, Serpentine and Whitechapel galleries, and at the Royal Academy of arts, and is represented in important private collections.

To contact Paul please email APT at aptlondon@btconnect.com

Links

http://www.poussin-gallery.com/site.php?artist=3

© Paul Tonkin 2010

An Isolated Incident
acrylic on canvas
136 x 303cm
2009

At this moment in time
acrylic on canvas
183 x 164cm
2009

A Matter of Time
acrylic on canvas
86 x 86cm
2010