Denis Taylor
“from studio to gallery”
(written by Marianne Arnberg Taylor)
Many readers of painters TUBES know of Denis Taylor as the
Editor of the magazine. However, Denis is an artist in his own right.
His first major solo exhibition was in the UK (1989) where he
exhibited over 30 large works produced in his studio in Greece
(1987-1988). From there he exhibited in Stockholm galleries (1993
onwards) in a number of exhibitions before moving on to be the
founder member of the *W.O.R.K organisation which was the influ-
ential artists collective that mounted the now renown “Heart 2 Art”
exhibition (2002) for the Swedish Government Estonia Trust Fund
and the International Support Group (D.I.S) in Sweden.
The artist also wrote and performed a 45 minute version of “Wait-
ing for Godot” for three actors . Performed 4 times in Stockholm,
it was written especially for the Heart 2 Art exhibition where it was
also performed on stage by Denis Taylor, Bjorn Sundius (1954-2016),
Agneta Larrson - (d-2014) And directed by Ulf Ekeram (d-2017).
Denis is a multi-disciplined artist, and when creating the
“Reflection” series of paintings (2005-2012) at his Manchester (UK)
studio he also wrote the script, filmed and edited three videos (2006)
for the BBC North West to highlight the development of visual Art
in the region. These videos were instrumental in artists been given
encouragement to form groups and take up residence in the
converted cotton mills throughout the Manchester (UK) and
the surrounding district.
He has written a large number of published poems and prose and
wrote a regular column for the International Art Market Magazine
before initiating the concepts for painters TUBES magazine (2013)
having accepted the role as its Chief Editor in 2016.
His extensive bank of work is centred on exploring the possibilities of
paint on canvas as an Art Form. To that end he created the ‘Second
Chance’ series which dealt with Male Cancer - of which he himself
was a survivor (2004-2007). This important work which included
“Portrait of a Tumour” a large oil painting was used by the Oxford
University initiative as a banner for the Male Health awareness
campaign in 2012. And “Cellular Abstraction” (#1 #2 and #3”)
a three part exploratory painting to highlight the research work in the
USA of how ‘protein unravelling’ plays an active part in the
development of cancerous cells. (one of these works was exhibited
recently at the ‘Defining the Elemental” exhibition at the Crossley
Gallery, Dean Clough, West Yorkshire, UK. (2018-2019)
above: the artist at Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough. paintei
600mm. Oil on wood. “Life began in Water” 1700mm x 15
far right: “Cellular Abstraction” #1 - 1200mm x 1200mm (48
Shown on these pages are examples of the 30 pieces of work which
are experiments in “Colour Interactions.” This series is an ongoing
process of colour research of which these paintings are the seminal
pieces that utilise the human figure, nature and abstraction integrated
into a single format. In 2020 - Denis is the lead artist for the
‘Second Nature’ panel discussion and exhibition project which the
artist is currently working on. And a participating artist for an
important exhibition “Journey” at the Chester Cathedral, UK.
The artist paintings are in several collections in the UK, Sweden,
Estonia, Finland, USA and Israel.
To declare an interest in acquiring the work by Denis on these
pages, or to discuss exhibiting the series of painting ‘Reflections’
‘Second Chance’ ‘Colour Interactions’ please contact:
Marianne Arnberg by emailing her on:
[email protected] or telephone the artist directly:
telephone 0046 76 19 19 007 to discuss your proposal.
*Waxholm Organisation for the Reformation of Art
left and far
lright: Colour
interactions- #2
and #3
(Sweddish
midsummer
conversations)