John Holland
John Holland is a contemporary abstract artist that lives and works in Toronto, Canada. He obtained his MFA from Parsons School of Design in 2020 and BFA from OCAD University in 2017. John's work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at commercial galleries in Toronto and New York, including Winston Wächter Fine Art and Angell Gallery.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
In John Holland's work, abstract forms expand into a composition that's continually updating – the end of one piece is the beginning of something new. This dialogue mirrors digital media's evolving tools, shaping an abstract language conditioned by the digital age.
John Holland is a contemporary abstract artist that lives and works in Toronto, Canada. He obtained his MFA from Parsons School of Design in 2020 and BFA from OCAD University in 2017. John's work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at commercial galleries in Toronto and New York, including Winston Wächter Fine Art and Angell Gallery.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
In John Holland's work, abstract forms expand into a composition that's continually updating – the end of one piece is the beginning of something new. This dialogue mirrors digital media's evolving tools, shaping an abstract language conditioned by the digital age.
$2,700.00
Acrylic on canvas.
24x36"
Exploring the theme of reinvention, Refresh remixes various shapes into an abstract collage of active forms.
The shapes in this composition act as puzzle pieces being moved around the canvas bounds to create new compositions. The resulting effect is a painting that balances graphic contrast with solid grounds of colour, celebrating confident, inventive, and bold abstraction.
$2,700.00
Acrylic on canvas.
24x36"
Exploring the theme of reinvention, Refine remixes various shapes into an abstract collage of active forms.
The shapes in this piece employ a macro lens on silhouettes to create large grounds of colour punctuated with hard lines for the eye to travel on. The resulting effect is a painting that activates the eye, celebrating confident, inventive, and bold abstraction.
$3,600.00
Acrylic on shaped canvas.
25x56"
Exploring the theme of reinvention, Cascade expands the traditional picture plane into a uniquely shaped, collage-like installation.
In this piece, elements of 7-joined panels are repeated, edited, and mirrored to reflect an algorithmic approach to contemporary painting. The resulting visual effect celebrates the transformation of shape and form from individual pieces into a unified and dynamic whole.
$2,800.00
Acrylic on shaped canvas.
27x36"
Exploring the theme of reinvention, Reverie expands the traditional picture plane into a uniquely shaped, collage-like installation.
In this piece, elements of 3-joined panels are repeated, edited, and mirrored to reflect an algorithmic approach to contemporary painting. The resulting visual effect celebrates the transformation of shape and form from individual pieces into a unified and dynamic whole.
$2,700.00
Acrylic on canvas.
30x30"
Exploring the theme of reinvention, Echo focuses on the visual element of repetition.
There's something so satisfying about the familiar, and in this piece, a dynamic zigzag-like form is repeated, flipped, and mirrored to create a hand-rendered pattern.
The effect is a painting that leads with graphic contrast but then encourages the viewer to keep looking to appreciate the quiet details of each distinctive line, curve, and edge that contributes to its rhythmic whole.
$2,700.00
Acrylic on canvas.
24x36"
Exploring the theme of reinvention, Elixir celebrates a process of transformation within the picture plane.
Dynamic use of black and white alongside cool, crisp blues guides the eyes through an energetic collage-like composition, celebrating an inventive approach to movement with shape, colour, and form. The effect is a painting that appears to be updating in front of your eyes.
$1,900.00
Acrylic on layered plexiglass
12x18"
Renew is the physical construction of an abstracted digital collage. Through layered sheets of plexiglass, painterly dimension is achieved in an inventive, unexpected and three-dimensional way. This work is part of a series that explores how technology has conditioned the way we see and understand contemporary painting.
$1,900.00
Acrylic on layered plexiglass.
12x18"
Evolve is the physical construction of an abstracted digital collage. Through layered sheets of plexiglass, painterly dimension is achieved in an inventive, unexpected and three-dimensional way. This work is part of a series that explores how technology has conditioned the way we see and understand contemporary painting.
$1,900.00
Acrylic on layered plexiglass.
12x18"
Alchemy is the physical construction of an abstracted digital collage. Through layered sheets of plexiglass, painterly dimension is achieved in an inventive, unexpected and three-dimensional way. This work is part of a series that explores how technology has conditioned the way we see and understand contemporary painting.